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US 12,420,338 · App. 19/006,345 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Metal powder atomization manufacturing processes

Inventors: Frédéric Larouche (Île Bizard, CA); Frédéric Marion (Montréal, CA); Matthieu Balmayer (Montréal, CA)
Assignee: AP&C ADVANCED POWDERS & COATINGS INC.
B22F9/082B01J2/02B22F1/052B22F1/14B22F1/16B22F9/04B22F9/14B22F2009/0824B22F2009/0828B22F2009/0848B22F2201/02B22F2201/03B22F2201/04B22F2201/50B22F2202/13B22F2998/10B22F2999/00C22C1/0408C22C1/0416C22C1/0458
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Patent No.
US 12,420,338
App. No.
19/006,345
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing processes. For example, such processes include providing a heated metal source and contact the heated metal source with at least one additive gas while carrying out the atomization process. Such processes provide raw reactive metal powder having improved flowability. The at least one additive gas can be mixed together with an atomization gas to obtain an atomization mixture, and the heated metal source can be contacted with the atomization mixture while carrying out the atomization process. Reactive metal powder spheroidization manufacturing processes are also provided.

Claims (19)

1. A reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process comprising:

forming an atomization mixture comprising an atomizing gas and an additive gas, the additive gas being present in a concentration of 80 parts per million (ppm) or less, the additive gas being an oxygen-containing gas; and

atomizing a heated reactive titanium alloy source to produce a raw reactive powder of titanium alloy particles, wherein atomizing the heated reactive titanium alloy source comprises contacting said heated reactive titanium alloy source with the atomization mixture, the raw reactive powder comprising a powder having a particle size distribution of 10 to 53 micrometers with a flowability less than 40 s, measured according to ASTM B213.

2. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein forming the atomization mixture further comprises deliberately adding the additive gas.

3. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein forming the atomization mixture further comprises deliberately adding an amount of the additive gas in excess of an inherent amount of additive gas.

4. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the raw reactive powder contains less than 1800 ppm of oxygen according to AMS 4998.

5. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy particles are Ti—6Al—4V particles.

6. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the raw reactive powder has a flowability less than 30 s, measured according to ASTM B213.

7. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the raw reactive powder comprises a powder having a particle size distribution of 25 to 45 μm having a flowability less than 40 s, measured according to ASTM B213.

8. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the raw reactive powder has a flowability less than 28 s, measured according to ASTM B213.

9. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy particles are Ti—6Al—4V particle, wherein the additive gas contains nitrogen, and wherein the raw reactive powder contains less than 400 ppm of nitrogen according to AMS 4998.

10. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy particles are Ti—6Al—4V particle, wherein the additive gas contains carbon, and wherein the raw reactive powder contains less than 1000 ppm of carbon according to AMS 4998.

11. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy particles are Ti—6Al—4V particle, wherein the additive gas contains hydrogen, and wherein the raw reactive powder contains less than 120 ppm of hydrogen according to AMS 4998.

12. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy particles are Ti—6Al—4V particle, wherein the additive gas contains chlorine, and wherein the raw reactive powder contains less than 1000 ppm of chlorine according to AMS 4998.

13. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the atomizing gas is provided from at least one plasma source.

14. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 1 , wherein the additive gas is present in a concentration in a range from 50 ppm to 80 ppm.

15. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 5 , wherein the raw reactive powder contains less than 1800 ppm of oxygen according to AMS 4998.

16. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 5 , wherein the additive gas is air.

17. The reactive metal powder atomization manufacturing process of claim 5 , wherein the additive gas is O 2 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2025
From: LAROUCHE, FRÉDÉRIC; MARION, FRÉDÉRIC; BALMAYER, MATTHIEU
To: AP&C ADVANCED POWDERS & COATINGS INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 18786757 · Jul 29, 2024
Continuation 15772418
Provisional Application 62247794 · Oct 29, 2015
Related Publication 20250128323A1 · Apr 24, 2025
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