Today, Ni-Cr steel is used for advanced applications in the high-temperature and electrical industries, medical equipment, food industry, agriculture and is applied in food and beverage packaging and kitchenware, automotive or mesh. A study of input steel powder from various stages of the recycling process intended for 3D printing was conducted. In addition to the precise evaluation of the morphology, particle size and composition of the powders used for laser 3D printing, special testing and evaluation of the heat-treated powders were carried out. Heat treatment up to 950 °C in an air atmosphere revealed the properties of powders that can appear during laser sintering. The powders in the oxidizing atmosphere change the phase composition and the original FeNiCr stainless steel changes to a two-phase system of Fe3Ni and Cr2O3, as evaluated by X-ray diffraction analysis. Observation of the morphology showed the separation of the oxidic phase in the sense of a brittle shell. The inner part of the powder particle is a porous compact core. The particle size is generally reduced due to the peeling of the oxide shell. This effect can be critical to 3D printing processing, causing defects on the printed parts, as well as reducing the usability of the precursor powder and can also change the properties of the printed part.

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Department of Non Ferrous Metal Refining and Recycling Faculty of Materials Science and Technology VŠB Technical University of Ostrava 17 Listopadu 15 2172 708 00 Ostrava Czech Republic

Institute of Transport Faculty of Mechanical Engineering VŠB Technical University of Ostrava 17 Listopadu 15 2172 708 00 Ostrava Czech Republic

Nanotechnology Centre CEET VŠB Technical University of Ostrava 17 Listopadu 15 2172 708 00 Ostrava Czech Republic

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