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What is spherical molybdenum powder?

What is spherical molybdenum powder?
As an important intermediate product of rare metal molybdenum, molybdenum powder (Mo) often reacts with oxidants to form molybdenum oxide, molybdenum sulfide, molybdenum carbide, molybdenum fluoride and molybdenum chloride and other molybdenum compounds due to its strong reducing property.  These molybdenum compounds are processed into molybdenum rods, molybdenum electrodes, molybdenum strips and other molybdenum products after a series of treatments. However, due to the different shapes of Mo powder particles, the physical and chemical properties and specific uses of molybdenum products are also different. According to the different particle shape, Mo powder can be divided into spherical molybdenum powder and irregular molybdenum powder.


What are the advantages of spherical molybdenum powder over ordinary molybdenum powder?
Compared molybdenum powder with irregular particle shape, spherical Mo powder has better fluidity, which is more conducive to improving the uniformity of powder feeding and laying by 3D printer.  And moderate particle size can also improve the fluidity of powder to a large extent, because the particle size is too small. Powder is easy to gather, and then affect the printer work. And if the particle size is too large, the product will be relatively rough appearance.
By using TopSizer laser particle size analyzer detection, the particle size of spherical molybdenum powder presents unimodal normal distribution, indicating uniform particle size.
When the particle size is between 5-25um, D10 is 5-10um. D50 is 15-20um; D90 is 20-25um.
When the particle size is between 15-53um, D10 is 15-20um. D50 was 25-35um; D90 is 45-50um.
When the particle size is between 45-75um, D10 is 45-55um. D50 is 55-65um; D90 is 70-75um.
When the particle size is between 45-105um, D10 is 80-90um. D50 was 110-125um; The D90 is 135-150um.


Can spherical molybdenum powder be used for 3D printing?
Spherical molybdenum powder (Mo powder) is also a refractory metal powder, because of its good thermal, mechanical and chemical properties, and widely used in automotive, aviation, aerospace, navigation, medical and other fields. However, the overall properties of molybdenum base alloys and molybdenum materials produced by powder metallurgy are general and the shape and structure are relatively simple, so they cannot be used in some places with harsh working environment. In view of the above problems, some manufacturers proposed to use 3D printing process (additive manufacturing technology) to produce molybdenum alloy and molybdenum material.
Generally speaking, additive manufacturing technology mostly uses high purity spherical molybdenum powder with moderate particle size as printing material. Because compared with molybdenum powder with irregular particle shape, the fluidity of spherical Mo powder is better, which is more conducive to improving the uniformity of powder feeding and laying by 3D printer, so as to effectively avoid the uneven density and sandwich of molybdenum parts. And moderate particle size, can also improve the fluidity of powder to a large extent, because the particle size is too small. Powder is easy to gather, and then affect the printer work. If the particle size is too large, the product will be relatively rough appearance.

Where is the manufacturer of molybdenum powder in China?
Global molybdenum industry to see China, China molybdenum industry to see Luoyang, Luoyang molybdenum industry to see Luanchuan. Luoyang has molybdenum minerals and a relatively complete integrated industrial chain.
Luoyang Trunnano can provide high quality and price advantage molybdenum powder products, welcome your consultation.

 

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