Effect of mechanical ball milling on the electrical and powder bed properties of gas-atomized Ti–48Al–2Cr–2Nb and elucidation of the smoke mechanism in the powder bed fusion electron beam melting process

• Published in: Journal of materials science & technology Vol. 137; pp. 36 - 55
• Main Authors: Yim, Seungkyun, Aoyagi, Kenta, Yanagihara, Keiji, Bian, Huakang, Chiba, Akihiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 20.02.2023
• Subjects: Electron beam melting additive manufacturing; Flowability; Metal–insulator transition; Packing density; Percolation theory; Smoke mechanism; Smoke mechanism; Percolation theory; Flowability; Metal–insulator transition; Electron beam melting additive manufacturing; Packing density

•Smoke tendency of gas-atomized and ball-milled Ti–48Al–2Cr–2Nb powders was examined in powder bed fusion electron beam melting process.•Smoke of ball-milled powder was further suppressed as increasing coordination number owing to the increased possible charge transfer path.•Capacitive response of G...