Powder flowability is critical in additive manufacturing processes, especially for laser powder bed fusion. Many powder features, such as powder size distribution, particle shape, surface roughness, and chemical composition, simultaneously affect the flow properties of a powder; however, the individual effect of each factor on powder flowability has not been comprehensively evaluated. In this study, the impact of particle shape (sphericity) on the rheological properties of Ti-6Al-4V powder is quantified using an FT4 powder rheometer. Dynamic image analysis is conducted on plasma-atomized (PA) and gas-atomized (GA) powders to evaluate their particle sphericity. PA and GA powders exhibit negligible differences in compressibility and permeability tests, but GA powder shows more cohesive behavior, especially in a dynamic state, because lower particle sphericity facilitates interaction between particles during the powder flow. These results provide guidelines for the manufacturing of advanced metal powders with excellent powder flowability for laser powder bed fusion.

본 연구는 k서로 특성이 다른 8개의 도시를 검토 대상지역으로 선정하여 사용수량의 추정방법중 이론 곡선법을 이용하는 경우의 포화값 K의 영향을 비교 검토한 것이다. 이 연구결과는 상수사용량을 예측할 때 일어날 수 있는 오류를 최소한으로 줄이고 해당도시의 예측값을 결정할 때 보다 합리적으로 접근하는데 기초자료가 될 수 있을 것이다.