The invention relates to low-
oxygen-content
titanium or
titanium alloy spherical
powder and a preparing method and application thereof, and belongs to the field of
powder preparing.
Titanium or
titanium alloy powder is subjected to balling through
radio frequency plasma, more fine particles are deposited on the surfaces of titanium or
titanium alloy particles in the balling process due to the plasmas high-temperature acting environment, the particles are prone to being combined with a trace of
oxygen in the environment, consequently, the
oxygen content of the titanium or
titanium alloy spherical powder becomes large, and subsequent application of the balled powder is influenced. To solve the problem, a certain amount of titanium or
titanium alloy spherical powder is placed in a
mixed solution of
hydrofluoric acid and
nitric acid with the
molar ratio being (0.1-10):1 or a boiled
oxalic acid water solution with the
mass percent being 1%-20%, 10-400 W of
ultrasonic vibration is conductedfor assistance, after the reaction is conducted for a certain time, powder is centrifugally filtered out, cleaning is conducted through pure water, and finally,
drying is conducted. The oxygen contentof the obtained powder is greatly reduced, the particle surfaces are smoother, the flowing property is improved, and meanwhile original components and the original component content of the sphericalpowder are kept unchangeable. According to the above beneficial effects, the titanium or titanium
alloy spherical powder can be better applied to the fields of
powder injection forming, 3D printing and the like.