The invention discloses a method for preparing a spherical
powder material used for three-dimensional printing. The method includes the steps of
raw material selecting, high-energy ball milling and radio-frequency
plasma spherizing. Selected raw materials are
metal or
alloy powder in the step of
raw material selecting; the step of high-energy ball milling is carried out under the
argon shielding condition,
petroleum ether serves as the ball milling medium, and the
metal or
alloy powder is aluminum
alloy powder, or
titanium alloy powder, or
nickel-base alloy powder, or stainless steel powder or
tungsten alloy powder; according to the step of radio-frequency
plasma spherizing, the total gas flow is 100 L / min-200 L / min, the input power of
plasma is 50 kW-100 kW, the negative pressure of a gas outlet of a
system is minus 1000 Pa-minus 2000 Pa, and the powder conveying amount is 50 g / min-150 g / min. The manufactured spherical powder is high in
sphericity degree, even in
granularity, low in
oxygen content and good in liquidity, has few defects and is suitable for three-dimensional printing. The method for preparing the spherical powder material used for three-dimensional printing has the
advantage that the process is accurate and controllable.