| 2026 №02 (07) |
DOI of Article 10.37434/sem2026.02.01 |
2026 №02 (02) |
"Suchasna Elektrometallurgiya" (Electrometallurgy Today), 2026, 2, 7-13 pages
Centrifugal plasma spraying of powders of titanium and high-temperature alloys using consumable billets produced by electron beam melting
O.V. Ovchynnykov1
, O.V. Zavgorodny2, V.I. Bronetska1, E.A. Storchak1, R.Yu. Bilyi3, M.M. Piasetskyi3
1JSc “Titanium institute”. 180 Sobornyi Ave., 69035, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
E-mail: i.bronetska@ust.edu.us
2LLC «MULTIFLEX». 24 Sobornyi Ave., 69063, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
3Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology. 2 Lazaryana Str., 49010, Dnipro, Ukraine
Abstract
In modern conditions, Ukrainian industry faces difficulties related to metal powders for additive technologies: high cost, difficulty in their stable supply and availability of only foreign alloy brands are the main limiting factors for the introduction of 3D printing into high-tech industries. Therefore, research aimed at the development of domestic technologies for the production of spherical powders from titanium and heat-resistant nickel alloys is an urgent task. The work investigates the process of manufacturing spherical powders with application of the technology of rotary plasma spraying and shows the effectiveness of using electron beam smelting ingots as consumables. At the same time, the effect of the technological parameters of spraying on the size and quality of powders from heat-resistant and titanium alloys is determined. 12 Ref., 5 Tabl., 4 Fig.
Keywords: ingot, heat-resistant alloys, electron beam smelting, rotary plasma spraying, spherical powder, additive technologies
Received: 17.04.2026
Received in revised form: 08.05.2026
Accepted: 20.05.2026
Posted online: 27.05.2026
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O.V. Ovchynnykov, O.V. Zavgorodny, V.I. Bronetska, E.A. Storchak, R.Yu. Bilyi, M.M. Piasetskyi (2026) Centrifugal plasma spraying of powders of titanium and high-temperature alloys using consumable billets produced by electron beam melting. Electrometallurgy Today, 02, 7-13. https://doi.org/10.37434/sem2026.02.01Advertising in this issue:
