TY - JOUR N2 - In this study, the effect of gas pressure on the shape and size of the AZ91 alloy powder produced by using the gas atomization method was investigated experimentally. Experiments were carried out at 820°C constant temperature in 2-mm nozzle diameter and by applying 4 different gas pressures (0.5, 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 MPa). Argon gas was used to atomize the melt. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) to determine the shape of produced AZ91 powders, XRD, XRF and SEM-EDX analysis to determine the phases forming in the internal structures of the produced powders and the percentages of these phases and a laser measuring device for powder size analysis were used. Hardness tests were carried out to determine the mechanical properties of the produced powders. The general appearances of AZ91 alloy powders produced had general appearances of ligament, acicular, droplet, flake and spherical shape, but depending on the increase in gas pressure, the shape of the powders is seen to change mostly towards flake and spherical. It is determined that the finest powder was obtained at 820°C with 2 mm nozzle diameter at 3.5 MPa gas pressure and the powders had complex shapes in general. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/109122/PDF/AMM-2018-4-03-Akkas.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/109122 PY - 2018 IS - No 4 EP - 1594 DO - 10.24425/amm.2018.125081 KW - gas atomization KW - AZ91 alloy powder KW - gas pressure KW - powder morphology A1 - Akkaş, M. A1 - Çetin, T. A1 - Boz, M. PB - Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 63 DA - 2018.12.12 T1 - The Effect of Gas Pressure on Powder Size and Morphology in the Production of AZ91 Powder by Gas Atomization Method SP - 1587 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/109122 T2 - Archives of Metallurgy and Materials ER -