射频感应等离子体制备球形Ti粉的工艺

Process for Titanium Powders Spheroidization by RF Induction Plasma

采用射频(RF)感应等离子体球化颗粒形状不规则的Ti颗粒。研究了加料速率、物料分散方式、Ti颗粒大小等因素对球化率的影响。电子扫描显微镜(SEM)观察的球化效果以及对钛粉振实密度的测定表明:当钛原粉以极短暂时间快速穿越等离子体炬时,钛粉颗粒因受热而熔化成液滴,快速冷却,形成球形固态颗粒。

Spherical titanium（Ti） particles were obtained by the process of heating irregularly shaped Ti powders under the radio frequency induction plasma （RF induction plasma） condition. The effect of feed rate, various dispersion methods and Ti particle size on the spheroidization efficiency was studied. The efficiency of the spheroidization is evaluated through the measurements of the percentage of powder spheroidized based on the electron microscopic observations and the tap density measurement of the processed powder. During the short flight of the particles in the plasma flow, of the order of a few milliseconds, the individual titanium particles of the powder are heated and melt, forming a spherical liquid droplet which upon freezing gives rise to the formation of a perfectly dense spherical solid particle. So RF induction plasma is a promising method for the preparation of spherical titanium powders with high flowability.