Abstract:
An apparatus for increasing the bulk density of metal powder may include a sealed chamber, a nozzle, and a target. The sealed chamber may include an inert environment. The nozzle may be coupled to an inert gas source and may be configured to introduce raw metal powder into a flow of the inert gas for discharge as a cold spray mixture of the raw metal powder and the inert gas into the chamber. The target may be housed within the sealed chamber and may be configured to receive an impact of the cold spray mixture. The nozzle and the target may be configured to flatten the raw metal particles into flattened metal particles in response to the cold spray mixture impacting the target.
Abstract:
An apparatus for increasing the bulk density of metal powder may include a sealed chamber, a nozzle, and a target. The sealed chamber may include an inert environment. The nozzle may be coupled to an inert gas source and may be configured to introduce raw metal powder into a flow of the inert gas for discharge as a cold spray mixture of the raw metal powder and the inert gas into the chamber. The target may be housed within the sealed chamber and may be configured to receive an impact of the cold spray mixture. The nozzle and the target may be configured to flatten the raw metal particles into flattened metal particles in response to the cold spray mixture impacting the target.