Provided are: a method for producing an alloy member that is fabricated by additive manufacturing and has increased mechanical strength and ductility as well as higher corrosion resistance; and the alloy member produced from this method. The alloy member production method comprises: an additive manufacturing step for forming products by additive manufacturing using an alloy powder including each of Co, Cr, Fe, Ni, and Ti in the range of 5-35 atom % and Mo in the range of greater than 0 atom % and 8 atom % or less, the balance comprising unavoidable impurities; a heat treatment step for raising a temperature of the products through heating, and holding the products in the temperature range of 1080-1180° C.; and a forced cooling step for cooling the products after the heat treatment in the temperature range from the holding temperature to 800° C. at a cooling rate of 110-2400° C./min.

An expeditionary additive manufacturing (ExAM) system for manufacturing metal parts includes a mobile foundry system configured to produce an alloy powder from a feedstock, and an additive manufacturing system configured to fabricate a part using the alloy powder. The additive manufacturing system includes a computer system having parts data and machine learning programs in signal communication with a cloud service. The parts data can include material specifications, drawings, process specifications, assembly instructions, and product verification requirements for the part. An expeditionary additive manufacturing (ExAM) method for making metal parts includes the steps of transporting the mobile foundry system and the additive manufacturing system to a desired location; making the alloy powder at the location using the mobile foundry system; and building a part at the location using the additive manufacturing system.

A lead-based alloy containing alloying additions of bismuth, antimony, arsenic, and tin is used for the production of doped leady oxides, lead-acid battery active materials, lead-acid battery electrodes, and lead-acid batteries.

The present invention relates to an iron-based alloy powder wherein the alloy comprises the elements Fe (iron), Cr (chrome) and Mo (molybdenum) and the iron-based alloy powder is produced by an ultra-high liquid atomization process comprising at least two stages as defined below.

A titanium-free cobalt-chromium alloy for a powder, contains (in wt.%) C 0.40 -1.50%, Cr 24.0 - 32.0%, W 3.0 - 8.0%, Mo 0.1 - 5.0%, where 4.0 < W + Mo < 9.5 is satisfied by the content of W and Mo in wt.%, Nb max. 0.5%, Ta max. 0.5 %, where Nb + Ta < 0.8 is satisfied by the content of Nb and Ta in wt.%, Ni 0.005 - 25.0%, Fe 0.005 -15.0%, where Ni + Fe > 3.0 is satisfied by the content of Ni and Fe in wt.%, Mn 0.005 -5.0%, Al max. 0.5%, N 0.0005 - 0.15%, Si < 0.3%, Cu max. 0.4%, O 0.0001 - 0.1%, P max. 0.015%, B max. 0.015%, S max. 0.015%, residual Co, and impurities resulting from the production process, in particular Zr max. 0.03% and Ti max. 0.025%.

Provided are a Sn—Ti alloy powder for a superconducting wire, the Sn—Ti alloy powder making it possible to improve superconducting characteristics by minimizing the size of Sn—Ti particles dispersed in a Sn-based alloy, a method for preparing the same, and a method for manufacturing a superconducting wire using the same, wherein a Sn—Ti alloy is melted to produce a Sn—Ti intermetallic compound having an average particle size of 3 μm or less, and a content of Ti in the entire alloy is 0.5 wt % to 3 wt %, and the method of preparing the Sn—Ti alloy powder for a superconducting wire includes: a Sn—Ti alloy melting step of melting a Sn—Ti alloy or a Sn—Ti alloy processed material; and a Sn—Ti alloy powder formation step of spraying and solidifying a molten Sn—Ti alloy through a nozzle in an inert gas atmosphere.

A high-performance Nd—Fe—B isotropic magnetic powder and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The method includes S1, smelting and refining ingredients under vacuum to obtain an alloy ingot, crushing the alloy ingot to obtain an alloy block, wherein the smelting is conducted at a temperature of 1,350-1,450° C., and the refining is conducted at a temperature of 1,335-1,430° C. and a pressure of 900-1,100 Pa in an inert gas atmosphere for 3-7 minutes; S2, melting the alloy block obtained in step S1 to obtain an alloy solution, rapidly quenching the alloy solution to form a Nd—Fe—B rapidly-quenched alloy plate; S3, crushing the Nd—Fe—B rapidly-quenched alloy plate obtained in step S2 to obtain a magnetic powder; S4, subjecting the magnetic powder to a crystallization heat treatment in an inert gas atmosphere, and cooling to obtain the Nd—Fe—B isotropic magnetic powder.

A high-performance Nd—Fe—B isotropic magnetic powder and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The method includes S1, smelting and refining ingredients under vacuum to obtain an alloy ingot, crushing the alloy ingot to obtain an alloy block, wherein the smelting is conducted at a temperature of 1,350-1,450° C., and the refining is conducted at a temperature of 1,335-1,430° C. and a pressure of 900-1,100 Pa in an inert gas atmosphere for 3-7 minutes; S2, melting the alloy block obtained in step S1 to obtain an alloy solution, rapidly quenching the alloy solution to form a Nd—Fe—B rapidly-quenched alloy plate; S3, crushing the Nd—Fe—B rapidly-quenched alloy plate obtained in step S2 to obtain a magnetic powder; S4, subjecting the magnetic powder to a crystallization heat treatment in an inert gas atmosphere, and cooling to obtain the Nd—Fe—B isotropic magnetic powder.

A powder production method includes providing at least one elongated member including a ductile material; providing a rotating or vibrating cutter configured to repeatedly cut an end of the at least one elongated member to produce particles; and advancing the at least one elongated member or the cutter towards the other of the at least one elongated member or the cutter to cut the particles from the at least one elongated member to produce a powder comprising a plurality of the particles. The particles produced by the method can have a diameter ranging from about 10 μm to about 200 μm.

A method for preparing prefabricated gas pore defects includes: defining a defect area, defining a volume percentage of the gas pore defects in the defect area, adjusting the proportion of satellite powder, the proportion of hollow powder and the process parameters of defect preparation according to the volume percentage of the gas pore defects, based on the technique of laser melting deposition, printing the defect area layer by layer by using the defect preparation powder and the process parameters of defect preparation, wherein the particle size of the defect preparation powder is between 45 μm and 106 μm, the proportion of satellite powder is 55-65% and the proportion of hollow powder is 2.9-3.1%, the process parameters of defect preparation comprises: laser power of 600W-1000W, scanning rate of 400 mm/min-800 mm/min, powder feeding rate of 12 g/min-20 g/min, spot diameter of 1 mm-2 mm, scanning spacing of 0.5 mm-1 mm and layer thickness of 0.15 mm-0.2 mm.