TS 6471

TS 6471 is a terminology standard that brings together definitions for industrial electroheating in electrotechnics. It organises the vocabulary used for electrical heating into a common technical language and covers the naming of major methods such as resistance heating, infrared heating, arc heating, induction heating, dielectric heating, electron bombardment heating, and plasma heating.

How the technical scope is organised

The standard addresses not only individual process names but also general concepts, furnace technology and operation, and application-related terms. In practice, that means it supports consistent use of terminology when discussing how a material is heated, which energy-conversion principle is involved, and how the equipment is classified. Terminology standards help maintain the same meaning across design documents, training material, procurement records, maintenance notes, and technical communication.

General technical background of electroheating

From a general engineering perspective, electroheating is based on converting electrical energy into heat in a controlled way. In resistance heating, a conductive element warms as current flows through it; in induction heating, alternating magnetic fields induce currents in conductive workpieces; in dielectric heating, insulating or semi-insulating materials are heated by an electric field. Arc, infrared, electron bombardment, and plasma heating use different energy-transfer mechanisms and are selected for high-temperature or specialised processes. This vocabulary helps distinguish those methods clearly and use each term in its proper context.

The document is an equivalent terminology source based on IEC 50/841:1983 and it has since been withdrawn. Even so, it remains a useful reference for understanding the concepts used in industrial electroheating, electric furnaces, and related engineering practice.