Evaluating the spreadability of metal powders for additive manufacturing applications using a SpreadStation Powder Analyser
The spreadability of several metal powders manufactured for additive manufacturing applications is measured for a range of layer thicknesses under different application conditions including a range of spreading speeds, different spreader geometries, a range of powder feeding geometries and spreader application pressures and different environmental conditions. The powder spreadability analyzer used for the measurements is a new instrument commercially produced by Mercury Scientific Inc. Data presented include spreading efficiency, mass per spreader travel and spreading uniformity per spreader travel.
