CPC B22F 1/065 (2022.01) [B22F 9/082 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); C04B 35/58014 (2013.01); C04B 35/62665 (2013.01); B22F 2009/0828 (2013.01); B22F 2202/13 (2013.01); B22F 2301/052 (2013.01); B22F 2301/15 (2013.01); B22F 2301/20 (2013.01); B22F 2301/35 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3225 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A method for producing a spheroidized powder from a feed material comprising Tungsten (W), the method comprising:
introducing a W powder feed material into a microwave plasma torch via a powder feeder downstream of an applicator of the microwave plasma torch; and
melting and spheroidizing the feed material within a plasma generated by the microwave plasma torch to form spheroidized powder,
wherein the spheroidized powder has a minimum particle size of 20 microns and a maximum particle size of 63 microns, with a D10 of at least 20 microns and a D90 of at most 55 microns.
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