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Why is a titanium ingot remelted during consumable-electrode arc melting?
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High-purity (99.999 percent) titanium metal.
In the consumable-electrode arc-melting process, the primary titanium ingot is remelted at least once to ensure the uniform distribution of alloying elements throughout the metal.1