Metals
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Aluminum and aluminum alloys are considered the most interesting materials for the next phase of AM growth into large batch and serial production applications. This is due primarily to aluminum’s excellent mechanical properties and low price when compared to similarly lightweight metals such as titanium. However, this vision, while in…
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Los Angeles-based 3DEO, a design, engineering and manufacturing firm, recognized as the world’s highest volume metal 3D printing service (as per data collected in 3dpbm’s Metal AM report) introduced 316L austenitic stainless steel for its proprietary binder jetting-based metal 3D printing process. The new material is available to customers across…
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The AddUp group, a global metal additive manufacturing OEM, has released a recipe for shaping AISI 420 steel. This material, commonly used in the field of plastic injection molding, can now be used for additive manufacturing. AISI 420 steel will enable tooling manufacturers to develop new, more complex, and more…
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UK-based Alloy Wire International – AWI – is targeting new additive manufacturing opportunities for its range of Exotic wire that can be used in WAAM technologies. The company, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of round, flat and profile wire presented the new material range at last year’s Farnborough International…
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IperionX has been announced as the winner of the US Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Grand Challenge contract. As a result, IperionX will be eligible to produce titanium metal powders from scrap materials and rejuvenate used or out-of-specification titanium powder for the…
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According to an article published by Skoltech, in Russia, researchers at the university have used a 3D printer to fabricate samples of bronze-steel alloys – previously unknown to materials science – and investigated the alloys’ mechanical characteristics. Blending the distinct properties of bronze and steel, the novel alloys could be…
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Bentley Motors has introduced 3D printed solid gold in the exclusive Mulliner Batur – the first time such a process is believed to have been used in the automotive industry. The additive manufacturing technique will add up to 210 grams of 18ct yellow gold to the coachbuilt coupe, which is…
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Engineered materials company Uniformity Labs has made its UniFuse 316L ultra-low porosity stainless steel powder available to the market. This high throughput feedstock exhibits best-in-class material properties, and the UniFuse 316L powder and optimized print processes have been used to create various parts in various industries with great success. Developed…
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According to NNR, Amaero International has signed a binding joint venture (JV) agreement with Rabdan Industries for additive manufacturing and metal powder production in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Rabdan is an affiliate of the diversified holding company Ethmar Holdings. The JV agreement outlines that Amaero and Rabdan will partner exclusively on…
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Zortrax is launching new products working with the Zortrax Endureal industrial 3D printer: two comprehensive sets dedicated to metal 3D printing, Zortrax Full Metal Package 17-4 PH and Zortrax Full Metal Package 316L, as well as a low-melt VICTREX PAEK AM 200 (a filament, which has a lower melting point…
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