Atomization process for metal powder

Lagutkin, S and Achelis, L and Sheikhaliev, S and Uhlenwinkel, V and Srivastava, V C (2004) Atomization process for metal powder. Materials Science and Engineering A, 383 . pp. 1-6.

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Abstract

A new atomization process has been developed, which combines pressure and gas atomization. The melt leaves the pressure nozzle as a hollow thin film cone. After the pre-filming step, the melt is atomized by a gas stream delivered by a ring nozzle. The objectives of this investigation are to achieve a narrow size distribution and low specific gas consumption compared to conventional gas atomization techniques. Both lead to a higher efficiency and low costs. Tin and some alloys have been atomized successfully with this technique. The mass median diameters from different experiments are between 20 and 100m. Sieving analysis of the tin powder shows close particle size distributions.

Item Type:Article
Official URL/DOI:doi:10.1016/j.msea.2004.02.059
Uncontrolled Keywords:Melt atomization; Conical film; Tin powder
Divisions:Metal Extraction and Forming
ID Code:1496
Deposited By:Dr. V.C. Srivastava
Deposited On:26 Aug 2010 14:15
Last Modified:03 Jan 2012 12:56
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