crucible

(noun)

A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.

Related Terms

Examples of crucible in the following topics:

  • Constant-Volume Calorimetry

    • The weighed sample is placed in a crucible, which in turn is placed in the bomb.

  • Glass

    • Colored glass can be gathered out of a crucible, while clear glass can be rolled in powdered colored glass to coat the outside of a bubble, rolled in chips of glass, or stretched into rods and incorporated through caneworking.

  • Allotropes of Carbon

    • Glassy or vitreous carbon is a class of carbon widely used as an electrode material in electrochemistry as well as in prosthetic devices and high-temperature crucibles.

  • The Rise of Proprietary Software and Free Software

    • Another crucible of cooperative development was the X Window System, a free, network-transparent graphical computing environment, developed at MIT in the mid-1980's in partnership with hardware vendors who had a common interest in being able to offer their customers a windowing system.