Method for the obtaining cost effective powder

    公开(公告)号:US11529683B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US17263117

    申请日:2019-07-29

    申请人: INNOMAQ 21, S.L.

    摘要: A production method of particulate materials, through centrifugal atomization (CA) is disclosed. The method is suitable for obtaining fine spherical powders with exceptional morphological quality and extremely low content, or even absence, of nonspherical shape particles and internal voids. An appropriate cost effective method for industrial scale production of metal alloy, intermetallic, metal matrix composite or metal-like material powders in large batches is also disclosed. The atomization technique can be extended to other than the centrifugal atomization with rotating element techniques.

    ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING POWDERS WITH IMPROVED PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20220288676A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17608398

    申请日:2020-05-01

    摘要: In additive manufacturing operations, powders used in stereolithographic processes need to be precisely spread out in a uniform fashion at every pass of the stereolithographic process to ensure predictability in powder surface morphology. Typically, this is difficult to achieve with conventional powders because often these powders suffer from poor flowability, which may further deteriorate over time, and impairs the efficiency of the stereolithographic processes. The present disclosure describes additive manufacturing powders having improved physical characteristics such as flowability and tap density, which are less sensitive or insensitive to ambient humidity. For example, there is described a powder that includes spherical particles having a particle size distribution of less than 1000 micrometers and having a measurable flowability as determined in accordance with ASTM B213 at 75% relative humidity.