Methods for obtaining metal powder materials
In practice, a large number of methods for obtaining metal powders are known, their diversity is due to the technological capabilities of manufacturing powders in several ways from different types of raw materials, as well as different requirements for the characteristics of powders for various fields and conditions of application. Metal powders in most cases are a secondary product, the properties of which are affected by the manufacturing method, so the theoretical foundations of their production occupy an important place in the processes of powder metallurgy. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in analyzing existing methods for obtaining metal powder materials and develop a new energy-and resource-saving method for obtaining powders, such as electroerosive dispersion. (Materials and methods) Authors have studied literary sources, works of prominent scientists and specialists on the subject of research. (Results and discussion) The article presents the main methods of powder production: mechanical and physical-chemical, as well as a relatively new method of electroerosive dispersion. More productive methods of obtaining powders are being introduced into production, in which considerable attention is paid to methods of cleaning powders from oxygen and carbon, controlling the shape of particles and their sizes. (Conclusions) Analysis of existing methods for obtaining powder materials has shown that they do not fully meet the requirements for quality composition of new technological solutions, in particular, additive technologies. The development of fundamentally new methods for obtaining powders, such as electroerosive dispersion, is a promising direction that makes it possible to obtain powders from almost all conductive materials, adjusting the size and shape of granules.