Fig. 17 Gas atomization system for superalloy powder production. (a) Atomization nozzle. (b) Typical system. Source: Ref 28 More

Fig. 8 Schematic of inert gas atomization system with expanded view of the gas expansion nozzle. Source: Ref 14 More

Fig. 16 Prefilming operation for gas atomization. (a) The prefilming operation of a closed nozzle. (b) The atomization of aluminum powder (25 μm). Source: Ref 21 , 22 More

Fig. 20 Mechanism of satellite formation by collision during gas atomization. Adapted from Ref 29 More

Fig. 18 Soluble gas atomization system for producing superalloy powder. Source: Ref 28 More

Fig. 3 Gas atomization equipment diagrams illustrating (a) top-pour vacuum induction melt gas atomization, (b) electrode induction melt gas atomization, (c) and plasma atomization. Source: Carpenter Additive More

Fig. 1 Schematics of gas atomization process. Adapted from Ref 5 More

Fig. 3 Schematic of levitation melting and gas atomization. Source: Ref 9 More

Fig. 6 Micrograph of spherical gas-atomized powder More

Fig. 15 Ultrasonic gas atomizer (U.S. t 2,997,245) More

Fig. 9 Scanning electron microscope images of (a) gas-atomized and (b) water-atomized 410 stainless steel powder. Spherical powder fills volume more efficiently than irregular-shaped powder, making it a better choice to produce net and near-net shapes via encapsulated HIP. Irregular-shaped More

Fig. 14 A large cylindrical capsule filled with gas-atomized tool steel powder is placed into a load can containing three identical capsules for HIP processing. A typical HIP cycle for tool steels is to hold at 1100 °C (2050 °F) for 4 h at 105 MPa (15 ksi), during which time the powder More

Fig. 24 Effect of temperature on yield strength for four heats of gas-atomized 316 stainless steel powder consolidated via HIP to the minimum strength level required by the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code (bottom line). Source: Ref 33 More

Fig. 3 Scanning electron microscope image of gas-atomized 316L More

Fig. 21 Model of oxide formed on gas-atomized Al5Mn6Cr powder particle. (a) In the as-atomized state. (b) After exposure to a humid atmosphere. Source: Ref 24 More

Fig. 9 Scanning electron micrograph of inert-gas-atomized 38Al-62Be particle. The eutectic microstructure consists of a beryllium dendritic phase (dark) and an interdendritic aluminum phase (white). More

Fig. 1 Gas-atomized, prealloyed bronze powder particles with a size range of 45 to 100 micrometers that are gravity-sintered to 64% density in order to yield a 10 micron filter grade. 100× More

Fig. 7 Potential energy of an outer electron in an image gas atom near the sample surface in the presence of a high field. More

Fig. 17 Type 316, gas-atomized stainless steel powder. Note attached satellites. SEM. 750× More

Fig. 3 Total hip replacement implant. (a) Femoral components. GADS, gas-atomized dispersion-strengthened alloy. (b) Acetabular cup components, which are fitted over the femoral head, featuring plasma sprayed shell with anatomic screw hole placement. Courtesy of Howmedica Inc., Pfizer Hospital More