Molten metal casting in a microwave

[OccupantRJ]

Did you know that certain metals can be melted and cast in a household microwave oven? I read a bit on this a couple of years ago, but forget about it until someone mentioned microwave leakage recently. I have provided a teaser link for you, and further searches will give more insight into the process.

http://home.c2i.net/metaphor/mvpage.html

 

[pro machine Engineering]

never heard of such a thing. I would almost have to put this under the "hold my beer and watch this" catagory after hearing of people getting scalded by water removing it from a microwave I think i would avoid this one

 

[Milton Shaw]

They get hot enough to melt glass, you can get stuff at stained glass places to melt and fuse glass in just a few minutes of M/W. I have seen a marshmellow melt through the glass turntable of a microwave when it was left after doing some hot coco.

 

[bitbycarbug]

never heard of such a thing. I would almost have to put this under the "hold my beer and watch this" catagory after hearing of people getting scalded by water removing it from a microwave I think i would avoid this one

Are you talking about super-heating water?

 

[pro machine Engineering]

Are you talking about super-heating water?

if water is held totaly still it take on a higher boiling point Put in a microwave where the water is not moving in the container then heated once you move the container and the water moves it will go to an instant boil spilling water over the edge and onto the hand

http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave.asp

 

[Coaster36]

if water is held totaly still it take on a higher boiling point Put in a microwave where the water is not moving in the container then heated once you move the container and the water moves it will go to an instant boil spilling water over the edge and onto the hand

http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave.asp

It also has to be in a completely clean container with distilled water. Its pretty hard to get it to happen. But yes possible. Its called super heated water like bitbycarbug said.