The present invention relates to a Fe-based alloy for melt-solidification-shaping containing : 0.05 mass% ≤ C ≤0.25 mass%, 0.01 mass% ≤ Si ≤ 2.0 mass%, 0.05 mass% ≤ Mn ≤ 2.5 mass%, 2.5 mass% ≤ Ni ≤ 9.0 mass%, 0.1 mass% ≤ Cr ≤ 8.0 mass%, and 0.005 mass% ≤ N ≤ 0.200 mass%, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfying: 11.5 < 15C+Mn+0.5Cr+Ni < 20.

The present invention relates to a Fe-based alloy for melt-solidification-shaping containing : 0.05 mass% ≤ C ≤0.25 mass%, 0.01 mass% ≤ Si ≤ 2.0 mass%, 0.05 mass% ≤ Mn ≤ 2.5 mass%, 2.5 mass% ≤ Ni ≤ 9.0 mass%, 0.1 mass% ≤ Cr ≤ 8.0 mass%, and 0.005 mass% ≤ N ≤ 0.200 mass%, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfying: 11.5 < 15C+Mn+0.5Cr+Ni < 20.

A method for recovering metal values from a molten slag composition includes atomizing the slag with an oxygen-containing gas in a gas atomization apparatus, to produce solid slag granules. Oxygen in the atomizing gas converts metals to magnetic metal compounds, thereby magnetizing the metal-containing slag granules. These metal-containing slag granules are then magnetically separated. Larger amounts of metals may be removed by passing the molten slag through a pre-settling pan with an adjustable base, and/or discontinuing atomization where the metal content of the slag exceeds a predetermined amount. Solid slag granules produced by atomization may be charged to a recovery unit for recovery of one or more metal by-products. An apparatus for recovering metal values from molten slag includes a gas atomization apparatus, a flow control device for controlling the flow of atomizing gas, a control system, and one or more sensors to detect metal values in the slag.

Provided is a stainless steel powder composition, which comprises Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, Ni and Fe; wherein, based on a total weight of the stainless steel powder composition, a content of Cr is 20 wt% to 24 wt%, and a content of Cu is more than 0 wt% and less than or equal to 0.5 wt%, a content of Mn is more than 0 wt% and less than or equal to 2 wt%, a content of Mo is 2.25 wt% to 3 wt% and a content of Ni is 10 wt% to 15 wt%. When applying the stainless steel powder composition of the present invention to laser additive manufacturing (LAM), the produced stainless steel workpiece has enhanced tensile strength, thereby expanding the follow-up applications and increasing the commercial value.

Provided is a stainless steel powder composition, which comprises Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, Ni and Fe; wherein, based on a total weight of the stainless steel powder composition, a content of Cr is 20 wt% to 24 wt%, and a content of Cu is more than 0 wt% and less than or equal to 0.5 wt%, a content of Mn is more than 0 wt% and less than or equal to 2 wt%, a content of Mo is 2.25 wt% to 3 wt% and a content of Ni is 10 wt% to 15 wt%. When applying the stainless steel powder composition of the present invention to laser additive manufacturing (LAM), the produced stainless steel workpiece has enhanced tensile strength, thereby expanding the follow-up applications and increasing the commercial value.

A method for preparing a rare earth aluminum alloy powder applicable for additive manufacturing includes: heating and melting aluminum ingots into an aluminum melt; adding required alloy elements to the aluminum melt to obtain an alloy melt in which the alloy elements are present in the following preset percentages by weight: 1.00% to 10.00% of Ce, 0.05% to 8.00% of Mg, 0.10% to 7.50% of Y, 0.10% to 2.50% of Zr, less than 0.1% of impurities, and the balance aluminum; leading out the alloy melt through a fluid guiding pipe, and impacting the alloy melt with a high-pressure gas flow so that the alloy melt is atomized into fine droplets under an action of surface tension, and solidified into spherical alloy powder; and collecting the spherical alloy powder in a vacuum collector, and screening and drying the spherical alloy powder to obtain the rare earth aluminum alloy powder.

A device for granulating powders by cryogenic atomisation, characterised in that it comprises: a device for mixing powders by cryogenic fluid, comprising at least one chamber for mixing powders, comprising a cryogenic fluid; and a device for atomising a suspension of powders mixed by the device for mixing powders in order to allow a granulation of the powders, comprising a way of fractionating the suspension of powders making it possible to adjust the size of the droplets of powders to be atomised, and a method for adjusting the moisture of the mixed powders and/or the moisture of the atomisation atmosphere.

A magnetic core has a structure in which Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particles are connected via a grain boundary. The Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particles contain Al, Cr and Si. An oxide layer containing at least Fe, Al, Cr and Si is formed at the grain boundary that connects the neighboring Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particles. The oxide layer contains an amount of Al larger than that in Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particles, and includes a first region in which the ratio of Al is higher than the ratio of each of Fe, Cr and Si to the sum of Fe, Cr, Al and Si, and a second region in which the ratio of Fe is higher than the ratio of each of Al, Cr and Si to the sum of Fe, Cr, Al and Si. The first region is on the Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particle side.

A magnetic core has a structure in which Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particles are connected via a grain boundary. The Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particles contain Al, Cr and Si. An oxide layer containing at least Fe, Al, Cr and Si is formed at the grain boundary that connects the neighboring Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particles. The oxide layer contains an amount of Al larger than that in Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particles, and includes a first region in which the ratio of Al is higher than the ratio of each of Fe, Cr and Si to the sum of Fe, Cr, Al and Si, and a second region in which the ratio of Fe is higher than the ratio of each of Al, Cr and Si to the sum of Fe, Cr, Al and Si. The first region is on the Fe-based soft magnetic alloy particle side.

To provide an apparatus for producing a metal powder and a method of producing a metal powder capable of obtaining a metal powder having a finer particle size of excellent quality. A supersonic combustion flame is intensively injected into a downwardly supplied molten metal, the intensive combustion flame is jetted directly downwardly as a focused jet flow, the focused jet flow thrusts into a turning water flow formed along an inner peripheral surface of a pulverization cooling cylinder whose axis line is inclined from a vertical direction, and an intensive position of the combustion flame is in an open space above the turning water flow.