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A description is given of an industrial method of producing spherical iron powder by atomization of the molten metal by air. The effect of various factors (design of the atomizer, carbon content of the atomized metal, preheating, air pressure, distance of atomizer to water level in the powder collectors, etc.) on the yield of spherical powder, particle-size composition and compactability is discussed.
The construction of an apparatus for atomizing molten metal by water is described and the first operating results are given.
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Lev, M.B., Pavlovskaya, E.I., Shibryaev, B.F. et al. Production of spherical iron powder by atomization of the molten metal. Powder Metall Met Ceram 3, 153–160 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00774490
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00774490