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Principles of Atomization

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Basic principles of materials science and physics which apply to the formation and solidification of small droplets during gas and water atomization of metals and alloys are described. Several mechanisms of melt stream disintegration are presented, including melt stripping and subsequent disintegration due to Taylor instabilities. The cooling rates of the droplets and the extent of undercooling are estimated. Some aspects of homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation as well as the microstructural variations caused by different solidification front velocities are outlined and compared with experiments with Cu—Sn alloys.

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Kaysser, W.A., Rzesnitzek, K. (1989). Principles of Atomization. In: Uskoković, D.P., Palmour, H., Spriggs, R.M. (eds) Science of Sintering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0933-6_13

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