Metal 3D printing as a disruptive technology for superalloys

Chinnapat Panwisawas (), Yuanbo T. Tang and Roger C. Reed
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Chinnapat Panwisawas: University of Oxford
Yuanbo T. Tang: University of Oxford
Roger C. Reed: University of Oxford

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-4

Abstract: 3D printing can allow for the efficient manufacturing of elaborate structures difficult to realise conventionally without waste, such as the hollow geometries of nickel-based superalloy aeronautic components. To fully exploit this method, we must move towards new alloys and processes.

Date: 2020
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