Classification of Metal Powders for 3-D Printing

ATI Metals Engineering, 2018-19

Liaison(s): Dr. Nicholas Cunningham, Dr. Noah Philips ’03
Advisor(s): Leah Mendelson
Students(s): Lukas DeSimone, Matthew Huerta (TL-S), Mario Juarez (F), Lisa Mattson (TL-F), Max Tepermeister (S), Andrea Vasquez

ATI Metals is a premier manufacturer of specialty metal alloys and components. The ATI Metals Clinic team was tasked with designing, building and testing a laboratory scale inert gas classifier to remove fine particles less than 25 μm from their metal powders that ultimately will be used to 3-D print metal components. The design of the device relies on the Coandă effect to separate particles at a specified cut point.