Description of capability
A desktop-sized gas atomizer that makes a few grams, not a few kg, for iterative development of new metal powder alloys.
Key components:
- Chamber for inert environment
- Ultrasonic transducer with graphite cantilever.
- Powder dispensers that feed into a melt area
- Tungsten inert gas (TIG) melter
Key people
Andrei-Alexandru Popa and Andrew Seltzman
Technology Readiness Level (1-9)
1
Needs that this could potentially address
Small-batch production of metal powder alloys for new alloy development
Tech specs
Makes a few grams of powders consisting of spherical particles in the 15-50 µm size range.
Estimated time & cost to commercialize
$10K to first prototype. Formlabs is a good representative example of this kind of company.