{"id":19518,"date":"2020-03-11T00:05:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T00:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=19518"},"modified":"2020-03-10T17:00:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:00:14","slug":"aerosint-dual-metal-3d-printing-110320204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/aerosint-dual-metal-3d-printing-110320204\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerosint showcases dual metal 3D printing capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belgian manufacturer Aerosint has just announced that it has successfully 3D printed a complex part and small cubes with two different metals, using a laser powder bed fusion<\/a> process! The most complex part was with stainless steel and CuCrZr (ie Copper with Chromium and Zirconium). The cubes, on the other hand, were 3D printed from steel and a copper alloy. This is a first on the additive manufacturing<\/a> market that could allow many industries to manufacture more mechanically efficient parts, displaying unprecedented properties.<\/p>\n

Laser powder bed fusion is a widespread process in the metal 3D printing market<\/a>, allowing a metal powder to be melted point by point until a final part is obtained. Until now, only one metal powder (or alloy) was used – already allowing to obtain prototypes, tools or even solid and durable end use parts. Each metal has a different melting point, implying higher or lower temperatures to fuse the powder. By combining several metals, temperature management becomes even more essential. Having a system that can work with multiple powders can open up new applications, for example allowing to combine the biocompatibility properties of steel with the lightness of aluminium.<\/p>\n

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The circular part combines steel and CuCrZr | Credits: Aerosint<\/p><\/div>\n

A multi-metal additive manufacturing process<\/h3>\n

Aerosint demonstrated it has succeeded in 3D printing metal parts with several materials a LPBF machine. The Belgian manufacturer explains that it used a tailor-made machine developed by Aconity3D<\/a>, with the recoater designed by Aerosint – it is the roller which allows the powder layer to be levelled. The company performed several tests: it first printed small cubes with steel and copper. Then, Aerosint designed a circular part 60 mm high and 55 mm wide, consisting of 174 layers of 316L steel and CuCrZr, 40 microns each. The printing process lasted 5 hours and 40 minutes.<\/p>

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Aerosint explains: \u201cWe are very proud of this achievement. No other technology is capable of producing such bimetallic parts today. Multi-metallic laser powder bed\u00a0 fusion creates a range of new use cases and applications that we look forward to exploring with our partners in the future.<\/em> \u201d<\/p>\n

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Multi-metal cubes | Credits: Aerosint<\/p><\/div>\n

In the future, the manufacturer wants to test other combinations of metals, including 316L stainless steel and Inconel 625 or 718. It also plans to test a titanium alloy with nitinol, and many more . He is currently looking to partner with other manufacturers to print test pieces and show the full potential of multi-metal additive manufacturing. You can find more information HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What type of parts could be manufactured using such a technology? Let us know in a comment below or on our Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0pages! Sign up for our free weekly\u00a0Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to receive all the latest 3D printing news straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n

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