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Title: Additive manufacturing method for SRF components of various geometries

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1179024

An additive manufacturing method for forming nearly monolithic SRF niobium cavities and end group components of arbitrary shape with features such as optimized wall thickness and integral stiffeners, greatly reducing the cost and technical variability of conventional cavity construction. The additive manufacturing method for forming an SRF cavity, includes atomizing niobium to form a niobium powder, feeding the niobium powder into an electron beam melter under a vacuum, melting the niobium powder under a vacuum in the electron beam melter to form an SRF cavity; and polishing the inside surface of the SRF cavity.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
Assignee:
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, VA)
Patent Number(s):
9,023,765
Application Number:
14/169,193
OSTI ID:
1179024
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Jan 31
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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