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Printability of nickel-based Alloy 230 solved

Printability Of Nickel-Based Alloy 230 Solved

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Through a Navy Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I project, Elementum 3D with Colorado School of Mines Assistant Professor Dr. Jonah Klemm-Toole and Special Aerospace Services have developed an experimentally validated integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) framework to explain and solve printability issues including microcracking in nickel superalloys. The Phase I validation work demonstrated LPBF printing of a custom Alloy 230 with an improved crack-free microstructure and superior tensile properties compared to both the printed and wrought form unmodified alloy.

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This material is based upon work supported by the Office of Naval Research under Contract No. N68335-21-C-0429. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Office of Naval Research

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AM materials breakthrough

Elementum 3D and partner Altius Space Machines have achieved exciting results in a NASA Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project. The team developed and demonstrated laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) of iron cobalt alloy for soft magnetic applications including large diameter Hall effect thrusters. Traditionally produced soft magnetic alloys either don’t have the strength or are not available in the large form factors needed for large structures. The printed results showed improved mechanical properties compared to the wrought alloy combined with breakthrough magnetic properties compared to previous LPBF research efforts. These results open the door for AM production of Hall effect thrusters as well as soft magnetic components for commercial space and terrestrial applications.

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Elementum 3D’s Additive manufacturing (AM) materials development relationship with BEAMIT is greatly benefitting the Energy and Aerospace industry. By pulling their unique technologies and AM expertise together they have brought to market a printable René 80 alloy. The introduction of the René 80-RAM1 powder pushes the combustion efficiency of applications operating at the most extreme temperatures to impossible levels when produced using conventional technologies…

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Momentum Newsletter December 2021

Jamie Perozzi

VP of Technology 6K Additive

Mr. Perozzi has 20+ years of specialty metals experience with a focus on process, new product development, product management, and application engineering. Before joining 6K, Perozzi spent seven years at AMETEK Specialty Metal Products responsible for quality and process engineering. Prior to Ametek, he spent 10 years at Hitachi Metals – Metglas and 3 years at J&L Specialty Steel. Perozzi holds a BS Metallurgical Engineering degree from Penn State University.

Dr. Timothy Smith

Materials Research Engineer NASA Glenn Research Center

Tim Smith graduated with a PhD in materials science and engineering from Ohio State University in 2016. After graduating, his pathways internship at NASA Glenn research center became a full-time position. His research focuses on high temperature alloy development and characterization. He has contributed to 29 peer-reviewed publications including journals in Nature Communications and Nature Communications Materials. His research has also produced 10 new technology reports and 3 utility patents. He recently received both the Early Career Achievement Medal in 2020 and the Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal in 2022.

Dr. Douglas Hoffman

Senior Research Scientist (SRS)/ Principal Section Technologist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dr. Douglas Hofmann is a Senior Research Scientist and Principal at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he serves as the Section Technologist for the Mechanical Fabrication and Test Section. He is also a Lecturer and Visiting Associate at Caltech in the Applied Physics and Materials Science Department. Dr. Hofmann founded JPL’s Metallurgy Facility in 2010, was a charter member of the Materials Development and Manufacturing Technology Group, and helped establish the JPL Additive Manufacturing Center. He is the Principal Investigator of the NASA FAMIS Flight Experiment and was a 2012 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama. He has spent more than 12 years working in metal additive manufacturing and has over 30 granted patents and over 60 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Jacob Nuechterlein

President/Founder Elementum 3D

Dr. Jacob Nuechterlein is the founder and president of Elementum 3D in Erie, CO. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy at the Colorado School of Mines. Jacob has been researching, teaching, or consulting on topics such as casting and powder metallurgy for the last 14 years. Elementum 3D’s work with powder bed laser additive manufacturing is based on these principles. In addition, is thesis work in thermodynamics and formation kinetics of metal matrix composites is directly related to all 3D printing processes.