摘要 |
<p>The invention provides an apparatus comprising a melting assembly adapted to produce at least one of a stream of a molten alloy and a series of droplets of a molten alloy, wherein the melting assembly is substantially free from ceramic in regions contacted by the molten alloy, an atomizing assembly generating at least one three-dimensional electron field and impinging the at least one three-dimensional electron field on molten alloy from the melting assembly to atomize the molten alloy and produce molten alloy particles, a collector receiving one or more of the molten alloy particles, and a field generating assembly generating at least one of an electrostatic field and an electromagnetic field between the atomizing assembly and the collector, wherein the field generated by the field generating assembly interacts with the molten alloy particles and influences at least one of the acceleration, speed, and direction of the molten alloy particles.</p> |