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Metal powder for 3D printing and metal powder surface nano-modification method

A metal powder, nano-modification technology, applied in the field of 3D printing, can solve the problems of poor fluidity, poor powder sphericity and high cost of satellite balls and powders, and achieve the effect of improving physical state, excellent fluidity and improving fluidity.

Active Publication Date: 2020-12-08
广州有研粉体材料科技有限公司
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[0003] The existing metal powder preparation technologies for 3D printing mainly include: mechanical crushing method, atomization method, PREP method, chemical method, etc. Among them, the mechanical crushing method is suitable for brittle materials, and the prepared powder has poor sphericity; the PREP method The particle size of the prepared powder is coarse and the cost is high; the cost of the chemical method is high and it is easy to introduce toxic and harmful impurities; the atomization method is currently the main method for preparing metal powder for 3D printing, and the metal powder prepared by the aerosol method has a good spherical shape The particle size is reasonable, but its powder has the problems of satellite balls and poor powder fluidity

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[0036] Add the gas-atomized nickel-based alloy powder (particle size ≤ 150 μm) into the ball mill, then evacuate the ball mill to a vacuum degree of 0.01 Pa, and then feed argon gas into the ball mill to keep the air pressure in the ball mill at 1.0×10 5 Pa, heat to 220°C, keep warm for 2.5 hours, then cool naturally, put the cooled material into the classifying and screening machine, first remove the material with a particle size of less than 15 μm, and then screen out the material with a particle size of less than 53 μm, that is, the particle size is 15 to 53 μm Nano-modified nickel-based alloy powder.

[0037] Test the electron micrograph of the finished product obtained in this embodiment, the results are as follows figure 1 As shown, the impurity content, particle size distribution and fluidity of the nano-modified nickel-based alloy powder and the nickel-based alloy powder raw material after gas atomization treatment were tested, and the test results are shown in Table 1...

Embodiment 2

[0042] Put the cobalt-based alloy powder (particle size ≤ 150 μm) after gas atomization into the ball mill, then evacuate the ball mill to a vacuum degree of 0.008 Pa, and then feed argon gas into the ball mill to keep the air pressure in the ball mill at 1.1×10 5 Pa, heat to 250°C, keep warm for 3.0h, then cool naturally, put the cooled material into the classifying and screening machine, first remove the material with a particle size of less than 15 μm, and then screen out the material with a particle size of less than 53 μm, that is, the particle size is 15-53 μm nano-modified cobalt-based alloy powder.

[0043] Observation by electron microscope shows that the nano-modified cobalt-based alloy powder prepared in this embodiment is spherical or nearly spherical.

[0044] The impurity content, particle size distribution and fluidity of the nano-modified cobalt-based alloy powder and the raw material of the cobalt-based alloy powder after gas atomization treatment were tested,...

Embodiment 3

[0049] Add the gas-atomized mold steel alloy powder (particle size ≤ 150 μm) into the ball mill, then evacuate the ball mill to a vacuum degree of 0.009 Pa, and then feed argon gas into the ball mill to keep the air pressure in the ball mill at 1.0×10 5Pa, heat to 210°C, keep warm for 2.0h, then cool naturally, put the cooled material into the classifying and screening machine, first remove the material with a particle size of less than 15 μm, and then screen out the material with a particle size of less than 53 μm, that is, the particle size is 15-53 μm Nano-modified die steel alloy powder.

[0050] It can be seen from electron microscope observation that the nano-modified mold steel alloy powder prepared in this embodiment is spherical or nearly spherical.

[0051] The impurity content, particle size distribution and fluidity of the nano-modified die steel alloy powder and the raw material of the die steel alloy powder after gas atomization treatment were tested, and the tes...

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Abstract

The invention discloses metal powder for 3D printing and a metal powder surface nano-modification method. The metal powder surface nano-modification method comprises the following steps that a metal powder raw material is added into a ball mill, the ball mill is vacuumized until the vacuum degree is not higher than 0.01Pa, inert gas is introduced into the ball mill, heating is carried out to 100-500 DEG C, the temperature is kept for 1-5 hours, then natural cooling is carried out, and screening is carried out on the cooled material to obtain a finished product. The metal powder surface nano-modification method is simple and controllable, metal powder agglomeration can be effectively reduced through nano-modification treatment, the metal powder surface physical state is improved, and the powder fluidity is improved; and the obtained metal powder for 3D printing is spherical or nearly spherical, and has excellent flowability and high apparent density, the oxygen content and impurity content are not increased compared with metal powder raw materials, and the requirements of 3D printing on the metal powder can be met.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of 3D printing, in particular to a metal powder for 3D printing and a method for nano-modifying the surface of the metal powder. Background technique [0002] As a processing technology that breaks through the traditional preparation technology, 3D printing is an emerging manufacturing technology that accumulates materials layer by layer to produce physical objects based on digital models. It is suitable for complex micro-component products, personalized customization and pre-mass production It has the advantages of high production efficiency, high material utilization rate, no need for molds, etc., and is currently a hot topic in the international arena. [0003] The existing metal powder preparation technologies for 3D printing mainly include: mechanical crushing method, atomization method, PREP method, chemical method, etc. Among them, the mechanical crushing method is suitable for brittle materials, and ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B22F9/04B22F1/00B33Y70/00B82Y30/00B82Y40/00
CPCB22F9/04B33Y70/00B82Y30/00B82Y40/00B22F2009/043B22F1/065B22F1/142Y02P10/25
Inventor 宋信强朱杰李志曾克里马宇平
Owner 广州有研粉体材料科技有限公司