Manufacturing & Production
Enhanced Functional Alloys with High Strength and Ductility
Additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented design freedom that can lead to novel materials development. Intermetallic alloys have useful magnetic properties such as high permeability, low coercivity, and high saturation induction that are ideal for electromagnetic devices, particularly those in aerospace applications. However, when they are conventionally manufactured, these alloys are notoriously brittle and have poor mechanical properties that have impeded their commercialization in bulk form.
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Sandia National Laboratories
