Abstract: A ceramic crucible having an Al2TiO5 body with face layers of non-reactive ceramic and a method of making the crucible. The ceramic crucible is made by utilizing a plaster mold and forming a crucible body as backing material in the plaster mold with a slurry. The slurry is fired to form the crucible body of aluminum titanate. Non-reactive ceramic slurry is applied to the interior of the crucible body to a predetermined thickness, wetting the crucible body and then fired forming a non-reactive layer as the interior surface of the ceramic crucible. The non-reactive layer forming the interior surface of the ceramic crucible is more dense than non-reactive layers in prior art crucibles. The dense non-reactive layer forms a stronger bond with the crucible body, reducing the potential for delamination of the non-reactive layer when a reactive alloy is melted in the crucible by vacuum induction melting.

Abstract: An evertable drum centrifuge has a drum with a generally cylindrical and perforate outer wall and having an axially forwardly open front end. An end wall of the drum can move axially between a closed position fitting in the front outer-wall end and an open position spaced axially forward of the outer wall and is centrally formed with a fill opening. An annular liner of a flexible foraminous filter medium has a front edge attached to the outer-wall end and a back edge attached to a rim of extension structure fixed on the end wall. When the end wall move between the closed and open positions, the liner moves from a normal position inside the drum and extending backward from the front end to the rim to an everted position substantially outside the drum and extending forward in the solids compartment from the front end to the rim. An axially displaceable fill tube carries an axially nondisplaceable fill head complementarily engageable in the fill opening and having an annular seal engageable with the fill tube.