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Title: Energy-beam-driven rapid fabrication system

Abstract

An energy beam driven rapid fabrication system, in which an energy beam strikes a growth surface to form a molten puddle thereon. Feed powder is then injected into the molten puddle from a converging flow of feed powder. A portion of the feed powder becomes incorporated into the molten puddle, forcing some of the puddle contents to freeze on the growth surface, thereby adding an additional layer of material. By scanning the energy beam and the converging flow of feed powder across the growth surface, complex three-dimensional shapes can be formed, ready or nearly ready for use. Nearly any class of material can be fabricated using this system.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
  2. Corrales, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874861
Patent Number(s):
6476343
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
energy-beam-driven; rapid; fabrication; energy; beam; driven; strikes; growth; surface; form; molten; puddle; feed; powder; injected; converging; flow; portion; incorporated; forcing; contents; freeze; adding; additional; layer; material; scanning; complex; three-dimensional; shapes; formed; nearly; fabricated; energy beam; growth surface; /219/

Citation Formats

Keicher, David M, Atwood, Clinton L, Greene, Donald L, Griffith, Michelle L, Harwell, Lane D, Jeantette, Francisco P, Romero, Joseph A, Schanwald, Lee P, and Schmale, David T. Energy-beam-driven rapid fabrication system. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Keicher, David M, Atwood, Clinton L, Greene, Donald L, Griffith, Michelle L, Harwell, Lane D, Jeantette, Francisco P, Romero, Joseph A, Schanwald, Lee P, & Schmale, David T. Energy-beam-driven rapid fabrication system. United States.
Keicher, David M, Atwood, Clinton L, Greene, Donald L, Griffith, Michelle L, Harwell, Lane D, Jeantette, Francisco P, Romero, Joseph A, Schanwald, Lee P, and Schmale, David T. Tue . "Energy-beam-driven rapid fabrication system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874861.
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abstractNote = {An energy beam driven rapid fabrication system, in which an energy beam strikes a growth surface to form a molten puddle thereon. Feed powder is then injected into the molten puddle from a converging flow of feed powder. A portion of the feed powder becomes incorporated into the molten puddle, forcing some of the puddle contents to freeze on the growth surface, thereby adding an additional layer of material. By scanning the energy beam and the converging flow of feed powder across the growth surface, complex three-dimensional shapes can be formed, ready or nearly ready for use. Nearly any class of material can be fabricated using this system.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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