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Title: Aluminum-cerium-manganese alloy embodiments for metal additive manufacturing

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1987234

Disclosed herein are embodiments of an Al—Ce—Mn alloy for use in additive manufacturing. The disclosed alloy embodiments provide fabricated objects, such as bulk components, comprising a heterogeneous microstructure and having good mechanical properties even when exposed to conditions used during the additive manufacturing process. Methods for making and using alloy embodiments also are disclosed herein.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Eck Industries Incorporated, Manitowoc, WI (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358; AC05-00OR22725; AC52-07NA27344
Assignee:
UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, TN); Eck Industries Incorporated (Manitowoc, WI); Iowa State University Research Foundation (Ames, IA); Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA); University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, TN)
Patent Number(s):
11,608,546
Application Number:
16/894,551
OSTI ID:
1987234
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 06/05/2020
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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