- Property of the Spheroidized Zr Powder by Radio Frequency Plasma Treatment
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Yukyeong Lee, Mi-Sun Choi, Eon Byeong Park, Jeong Seok Oh, Taehyun Nam, Jung Gi Kim
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J Korean Powder Metall Inst. 2021;28(2):97-102. Published online April 1, 2021
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4150/KPMI.2021.28.2.97
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Abstract
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Powder quality, including high flowability and spherical shape, determines the properties of additively manufactured products. Therefore, the cheap production of high-quality powders is critical in additive manufacturing. Radio frequency plasma treatment is an effective method to fabricate spherical powders by melting the surface of irregularly shaped powders; in the present work, mechanically milled Zr powders are spheroidized by radio frequency plasma treatment and their properties are compared with those of commercial Zircaloy-2 alloy powder. Spherical Zr particles are successfully fabricated by plasma treatment, although their flowability and impurity contents are poorer than those of the commercial Zircaloy-2 alloy powder. This result shows that radio-frequency plasma treatment with mechanically milled powders requires further research and development for manufacturing low-cost powders for additive manufacturing.
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