摘要:
PURPOSE:To provide a titled device which prevents sticking of the ultrafine metallic particles generated in the stage of arc discharge on an electrode in producing the ultrafine metallic powder by utilizing the arc discharge by curving an electrode support to the outside from the smoke flow region of the ultrafine metallic particles. CONSTITUTION:An electrode for cathode is formed of a main electrode body 3A disposed in the same direction as the direction of an arc column 6 to be generated in the direction perpendicular to a metallic material 5, a heating electrode body 3B bent at a right angle to the terminal of the body 3A and an electrode support 3C. The body 3C among these bodies is positioned outer than the region of the smoke flow 7 of the ultrafine metallic particles generated by the material 5 and is supported by an electrode supporting frame 2. The ultrafine metallic particles generated from the material 5 by arc discharge in such mechanism ascends in the form of the smoke flow 7 and is cooled by an atmosphere ga. The particles are captured with a filter, etc. and the ultrafine metallic particles are produced. The consumption and deterioration of the electrode are prevented by such device.
摘要:
PURPOSE:To prevent the alloying the main body of a cathode with ultrafine metallic particles by composing a cathode of the main body of the cathode arranged in the same direction as an arc and a heat generating electrode body arranged vertically to the main body, and keeping continually the main body of the cathode at a high temp. CONSTITUTION:A cathode 3 supported by an electrode supporting rack 2 is composed of the main body of the electrode 3A opposed to a metallic material 5 placed on a steel hearth 4 used for an anode, and a heat generating electrode body 3B arranged vertically to the end of the main body of the electrode 3A. In this state, an electric current is impressed between the metallic material 5 and the main body of the electrode 3A to form an arc column 6, and the smoke stream of ultrafine metallic particles is generated. At this time, since the temp. of the main body of the electode 3A part is increased to about 2,800-3,300 deg.C, the ultrafine metallic particles are neither deposited nor alloyed. As the heat generating electrode body 3B is kept at
摘要:
PURPOSE:To manufacture ultrafine metallic particles having uniform particle size at low cost by generating an arc column between a metallc material mounted on an anode and a cathode, throttling the formed anodic flame consisting of a metallic vapor stream with a cooling rod, and collecting the particles in a filter. CONSTITUTION:An arc column 6 is generated between a metallic material 4 mounted on an anode 3 and a cathode 5 by impressing arc voltage to a power source 2, and the metallic material 4 is heated and melted. An anodic flame 9 is formed by the metallic vapor stream. The anodic flame 9 is sucked by a pump 7, and sent upward inside a vessel 1. A cooling rod 10 cooled forcibly by water or the like is inserted into the upward stream of the anodic flame 9. The metallic vapor in the anodic flame 9 is cooled, condensed and solidified, while the anodic flame 9 passes through the circumference of the cooling rod 10. The solidified ultrafine metallic particles having uniform particle size are collected in a filter 8 while circulating by the suction of the pump 7. In this way, the ultrafine metallic particles having a sharp particle size distribution and high coercive force are obtained.
摘要:
PURPOSE:To obtain ultrafine metallic powder having uniform particle size at low cost by blowing a gas against a metallic material, an arc column and an anodic flame, and providing a cooling rod in the anodic flame to control the average particle size and the particle size distribution of the ultrafine metallic powder. CONSTITUTION:An arc column 10 is generated by arc discharge between a metallic material 11 on a water-cooled copper hearth 4 and a cathodic electrode 3. The metallic material 11 is melted by the arc column 10, and an anodic flame 12 for forming ultrafine metallic powder is generated and sent to a filter 6 by a circulation gas. At this time, the circulating gas is blown against the metallic material 11, the arc column 10 and the anodic flame 12 from nozzles 13 through an introducing tube part 13a to concentrate the arc column 10 upon the surface of the metallic material 11. A cooling rod 14 is inserted into the anodic flame 12 to attract the anodic flame to the circumference of the cooling rod 14. Thus the anodic flame 12 is throttled and sent upward in the vessel. By this method, the ultrafine metallic powder having optimum average particle size and particle size distribution is obtained.
摘要:
PURPOSE:To manufacture ultrafine metallic particles having high coersive force by cooling the ultrafine metallic particles obtained by generating an arc between a cathode and a metallic material with a cooling rod wherein plural couples of permanent magnets are arranged so that the same poles may be opposed to each other. CONSTITUTION:In the formation of ultrafine metallic particles by generating an arc column between a metallic material 5 on a copper hearth 4 and a cathode, a cooling rod 10 is inserted into the formed smoke stream. The cooling rod 10 is composed of a supporting cylindrical shell 11 and a lid body 16, and an inlet 12 and an outlet 13 for introducing cooling water are provided to the lid body 16. Several couples of annular permanent magnets 14A and 14B, wherein mutually opposed poles are magnetized to have the same pole, are arranged in the supporting cylindrical shell 11 in the lengthwise direction of the axis through spacers 15 formed of a nonmagnetic body. The distance L1 between the copper hearth and the bottom surface of the lowermost permanent magnet 14A is regulated to about 1-5cm, and the distance L2 to the upper surface of the uppermost permanent magnet 14B is regulated to about 50cm.
摘要:
PURPOSE:To produce an ultrafine particulate metal having a uniform size in a device for making use of arc discharge in producing an ultrafine ferromagnetic metal by providing an adhering means for the ultrafine particulate metal above the arc part of a device vessel. CONSTITUTION:A tungsten cathode 3 is mounted at the top end of a supporting bar 2 and is disposed in a refractory vessel. A ferromagnetic metal 5 such as Fe, Ni or the like to be ground is placed on the copper hearth, as an anode, in the bottom of the vessel. Pure gaseous hydrogen or a gaseous mixture of pure hydrogen and inert gas such as Ar, He or the like is introduced through an inlet 1A into the vessel and is discharged from the outlet in the upper part. An arc 6 is discharged between the cathode 3 and the metal 5 as an anode. The metal 5 is heated and melted by the arc 6 and ascends together with the inert gas introduced therein in the form of ultrafine particles. A water-cooled adhering means 8 made of copper or stainless steel is placed in the upper part in the vessel to pick up and capture the ascending ultrafine particulate metal. The ultrafine particulate metal having a uniform grain size is produced with good efficiency.
摘要:
PURPOSE:To produce ultrafine metallic particles having a uniform grain size at a high yield in a device for making use of arc discharge in pulverizing a ferromagnetic metal to ultrafine particles by providing a filter enclosing an arc part. CONSTITUTION:A tungsten cathode 3 is supported by a supporting rod 2 in a hermetic refractory vessel 1 and a copper hearth 4 as an anode is placed in the lower part thereof. The inside of the vessel 1 is maintained under an atmosphere of pure gaseous hydrogen or a gaseous mixture of pure hydrogen and inert gas such as gaseous Ar, gaseous He, etc., wherein a ferromagnetic metal 5 such as Fe, Ni or the like is placed and arc discharge 6 is generated between said metal as the anode and the cathode 3. The metal 5 is melted by the arc 6 to form the ultrafine particles which ascend in an arrow (a) direction and descend in the direction of an arrow 12 after the particles are cooled in the upper part. A cylindrical filter 7 made of Ti, Ta, etc. is placed around the arc 6 in this case of capture the ultrafine particulate metal entering the arc part again after descending. The ultrafine particulate metal is formed at a high yield without being sintered again by the arc.