Fabrication of metallic parts by additive manufacturing
US11179780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In various embodiments, metallic alloy powders are utilized as feedstock, or to fabricate feedstock, utilized in additive manufacturing processes to form three-dimensional metallic parts. Such three-dimensional parts are fabricated by providing a powder bed containing particles each comprising a mixture and/or alloy of constituent elemental metals, forming a first layer of the part by (i) dispersing a binder into the powder bed, and (ii) curing the binder, the first layer of the shaped part comprising particles bound together by cured binder, disposing a layer of the particles over the first layer of the part, forming subsequent layers of the part, and then sintering the part.
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