| In-Rotating-Water-Spinning (IRWS) method is a rapid solidification process, which can produce thin wires straight from molten state, offering many advantages over the conventional wire drawing process. Wires of high continuity and roundness can be obtained by using this method. Moreover, It can improve microstructure and advance performance of the resulting wires. The factors influencing the properties of wires during the solidification are reviewed. These factors mainly include the orifice diameter, the ejection velocity and distance. As RWS can reduce the segregation during the solidification and considering some characteristics of precious metals, we will find its potential application in the manufacture of multi-element alloy wires. Preliminary experiments have been carried out on the self-made device and future improvement on the process was proposed. |
