Atomization 2

[SoMetal]

Is there a company somewhere in North America that you can pay to atomize metal for you? I am not picky about which kind of atomization process they use.

 

[Maui]

What type of metal? (Iron? Steel? Titanium?) What melt size? (50 lbs? 5,000 lbs?) There are a wide number of atomizing processes available, and the one most suitable for your application will depend on the type of metal or alloy that your are interested in producing, your specification requirements, the number of lbs you order, and the intended application.

By the way, what is your budget for this? It is not unusual for a relatively small batch of highly alloyed steel powder to cost well over $100/lb.

Maui

http://www.EngineeringMetallurgy.com

 

[SoMetal]

I want to atomize C90700 bronze bars (89%CU 11%Sn) to a relatively large particle size so that I can use it as an alloying addition for iron. I will need approximately 2000 lbs a day to treat about 500 tons of iron a day. For this to be financially feasible it would have to cost less than $2/lb.

 

[Maui]

That isn't possible. If you look up the raw material costs of the constituent metals that would be used to produce your powder (and completely ignore the cost of the actual manufacturing), they exceed your projected aim of $2.00/lb by a very wide margin.

Maui

http://www.EngineeringMetallurgy.com

 

[TomDOT]

I wonder if you could intercept the "waste" cuttings from a gear manufacturer or something similar before they go off to recycling.

 

[SoMetal]

I'm not taking about the cost of raw materials. I want them to take my raw material that I have already paid for and atomize it for me.

 

[Maui]

It still isn't possible to do it for the amount that you specified. The raw material costs are a fraction of the total cost of manufacturing the powder, and even if you back them out the numbers will still not fall within your projected price range.

The following report contains the names and locations of the major powder metal producers in North America:

http://www.energy.ca.gov/process/pubs/sic33991.pdf

Maui

http://www.EngineeringMetallurgy.com

 

[Compositepro]

You probably want something that is BB size. Atomization is not the right term. It seems to me that adding pieces of bar is almost an ideal way to add bronze to a batch of steel.

 

[EdStainless]

Or find someone with a shot tower that will handle Cu alloys.

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