Research report 2018 - Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH

What do turbine blades, artificial knee joints and car bodies have in common – additive manufacturing in research

Authors
Eric Jägle, Dierk Raabe
Departments
Mikrostrukturphysik und Legierungsdesign, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Düsseldorf
Summary
Additive manufacturing offers many advantages compared to conventional production processes but its potential is not yet fully exploited due to a lack of suitable alloys. A research team at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung has now optimized the process parameters and the alloy design, paving the way for new applications.

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