ALUMINUM POWDER METAL ALLOYING METHOD

摘要

A zirconium-doped aluminum powder metal and a method of making this powder metal are disclosed. The method of making includes forming an aluminum- zirconium melt in which a zirconium content of the aluminum-zirconium melt is less than 2.0 percent by weight. The aluminum- zirconium melt then powderized to form a zirconium-doped aluminum powder metal. The powderization may occur by, for example, air atomization.