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Manufacture of spherical metal powder using highly reactive melts.
- Partner:The University of Sheffield
- Facility:Royce Translational Centre (RTC)
- Availability:Available
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Detailed Description
Our Electrode Induction Gas Atomiser (EIGA) incorporates induction melting capabilities to manufacture high quality, technically advanced metal powders from titanium alloys and highly reactive, refractory metals. This atomiser gives the capability to produce bulk amount of powder in a controlled atmosphere. The size range depends on the material, and the velocity and temperature of the atomising gas. The fine particles will be small and spherical, these can achieve sizes as small as few microns.
Uses/Applications
The Atomiser is plan to be used to develop new powders for AM and other PM industries for diverse range of applications from Aerospace and medicine to automotive. Gas atomisation produces spherical powders from metals such as titanium, iron, copper, nickel and cobalt-based alloys, which have a high cleanliness level and are ideal for use in Additive Manufacturing.
Typical bar size is between 200mm and 1000mm in length and 30mm to 75 mm in diameter. The typical resulting powder size is between 5 to 300μm. The atomisation chamber is stainless steel with 150mm view ports.