By Ebatco
Metallic powders have been consistently used in powder metallurgy (PM), 3D-printing, solder for printed circuit boards, and other industries. The composition and particle size of these powders is critical for their processability and end use application. Uniform particle size facilitates homogenous melting, good interlayer bonding, improved mechanical properties and enhanced surface finish. Ebatco's NAT Lab has a Beckman Coulter LS 13 320 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer and a Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4 which can measure particle concentration and size distribution respectively. Our SEM/EDS capabilities also allows us to analyze the microstructure and morphology of metallic powders. Lastly, we can use our STA 449 F3 Jupiter Thermal Analyzer to determine phase transformations that can occur within these metallic powders up to 1650 ºC. Typical Experimental Results SEM images of a fine gold powder. Applications 3D Printing Agglomerates Aggregates Alloys Crystal Structures Element Distribution Failure Analysis Foreign Material Identification Forensic Analysis Fractography Fracture Study Grains Grain Boundaries Grain Growth Grain Orientation Grain Size Grain Structure IC Failure Analysis Materials Metals Metallography Microscopy Microstructure Particle Distribution Particle Size Phase Diagram Powder Flow Powder Metallurgy Selective Laser Sintering Surface Finish
