Warsaw-based AMAZEMET will be presenting its innovative Powder2Powder (P2P) atomization system at Formnext 2024. This system offers a versatile solution for the recycling of metal powders and the direct production of customized pre-alloy powders from powdered starting material.
The P2P system combines plasma processing with ultrasonic atomization to transform irregular or oversized particles into highly spherical, satellite-free powders optimized for additive manufacturing processes.
A key advantage of this technology is that the particle size is independent of the starting material. While conventional plasma spheroidization processes are often tied to the particle size of the starting material, P2P technology enables the direct atomization of Ti powder. In tests with irregular Ti alloy powders over 200 μm in size, the system showed impressive results: A powder morphology with an aspect ratio of over 0.95 was achieved and the particle size distribution (PSD) was precisely controlled. Over 97% of the final product was suitable for additive manufacturing processes such as Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), Directed Energy Deposition (DED) and Electron Beam Melting (EBM).
In addition to recycling, the system can also process mixtures of elemental powders to produce pre-alloyed materials with specific chemical compositions. In tests with titanium and 10 percent molybdenum by weight, homogeneous alloy powders were formed that open up new possibilities for industrial and research-oriented applications. This patented technology, whose market launch is planned for the first quarter of 2025, addresses the challenges of upcycling powder waste and producing special powder compositions.
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