Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Additive manufacturing methods using aluminum-rare earth alloys and products made using such methods
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Application No.: US15650664Application Date: 2017-07-14
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Publication No.: US10760148B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Alex J. Plotkowski , Orlando Rios , Sudarsanam Suresh Babu , Ryan R. Dehoff , Ryan Ott , Zachary C. Sims , Niyanth Sridharan , David Weiss , Hunter B. Henderson
- Applicant: UT-Battelle, LLC , University of Tennessee Research Foundation , Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. , Eck Industries Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TN Oak Ridge US TN Knoxville US IA Ames US WI Manitowoc
- Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC,University of Tennessee Research Foundation,Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.,Eck Industries Incorporated
- Current Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC,University of Tennessee Research Foundation,Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.,Eck Industries Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Oak Ridge US TN Knoxville US IA Ames US WI Manitowoc
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Main IPC: C22C21/00
- IPC: C22C21/00 ; C22F1/04 ; B22F3/105 ; C22C1/04 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y80/00 ; C22C23/06 ; C22C21/08 ; C22C21/06 ; C21D1/10 ; B23K26/354 ; B22D21/00 ; C22C1/03 ; C22C28/00 ; C22C30/06

Abstract:
Described herein are additive manufacturing methods and products made using such methods. The alloy compositions described herein are specifically selected for the additive manufacturing methods and provide products that exhibit superior mechanical properties as compared to their cast counterparts. Using the compositions and methods described herein, products that do not exhibit substantial coarsening, such as at elevated temperatures, can be obtained. The products further exhibit uniform microstructures along the print axis, thus contributing to improved strength and performance. Additives also can be used in the alloys described herein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180080103A1 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHODS USING ALUMINUM-RARE EARTH ALLOYS AND PRODUCTS MADE USING SUCH METHODS Public/Granted day:2018-03-22
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