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•••4••• Innovationen This requires an appropriately adapted material. However, research into materials for additive manufacturing is still in its infancy. So far, materials that have been qualified by equipment manufacturers for their processes have largely been processed in order to establish the various additive manufacturing processes in the industry. This range of materials is rather small and cannot be compared in terms of diversity to conventional materials, which are mostly produced by melting metallurgy. In conventional, subtractive manufacturing processes, there are hundreds of different steels, aluminum alloys, wear-resistant cobalt-chromium alloys and more for each specific application. In 3D printing, the choice across all metallic materials is limited to less than 30 materials, so not all requirements can be covered. The right elements ensure a high diversity of material properties The range of materials can be specifically expanded with the “LPBF powder kit”, which consists, for example, of iron base powders with and without carbon, chromium, nickel, molybdenum and titanium carbide. Frequently required material properties include, for example, corrosion resistance, strength, hardness and thermal conductivity. Many steel alloys consist of the same elements such as carbon, chromium and nickel, but differ in their respective proportions. The developed process includes the selection of the alloy composition based on the specific requirement profile of the material, the determination of the powder composition using thermodynamic simulation methods, and powder preparation using adapted mixing and homogenization processes. The optimum process parameters are then determined, and the material is qualified by microstructural characterization and testing of the mechanical properties. Once the powder is mixed, the alloy is created by the subsequent laser beam melting process. The energy of the laser melts the metal powder particles and creates the desired alloy. At the end of the process stands the finished component with customized material properties. The first concrete application within the project was to produce customized corrosion-resistant stainless steels for specifically adjusted property profiles by alloying in the “LPBF powder kit”. During the development work, the influencing factors favoring good corrosion-resistant alloy formation were identified and the quality of the alloy was tested in an application-oriented manner. As a result, it was shown that the corrosionresistant tool and duplex steels alloyed in the LPBF process are more resistant than the respective base powder and that they have achieved their desired target properties. Another advantage is offered by the possibility of adjusting the microstructure by means of adapted laser parameters. An example of this is the different sizes of carbides in the structure of the tool steels. Depending on the application, different sizes are required. With the developed powder construction kit, these can be efficiently varied and processed into homogeneous components. The results of this sub-project can be made available on request. Companies that need to be highly flexible and supply different customers with various requirement profiles will benefit in particular from the research project. These include production service providers, most of which are small and medium-sized enterprises. The production of metal powders normally takes four weeks. If a producer wants to cover different materials with small quantities, the waiting times grow enormously. Once the basic materials have been procured, the “LPBF powder kit” can be used to set desired material properties and ensure production in the event of potential supply bottlenecks. Next development steps are the automated calculation and adjustment of the powder mixture for specific product development. ACF-ENGINEERING & AUTOMATION GmbH www.acf.at Halle: 26 • Stand: E20 Haitong Metals Manufacturer www.haitong-metals.com Halle: 15 • Stand: D23 Kjellberg Vertrieb GmbH www.kjellberg.de Halle: 13 • Stand: D112 Peitzmeier Maschinenbau GmbH www.peitzmeiermaschinenbau.de Halle: 11 • Stand: C177 Schuler Pressen GmbH www.schulergroup.com Halle: 27 • Stand: G82 Nichtaussteller: KNUTH Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH www.knuth.com Made in Steel S.r.l. www.madeinsteel.it Soprem Automation AG www.soprem.ch Messetelegramm Anzeige Powder kit for more flexibility and material diversity in 3D printing Continued from Page 3 Messe-Rundgang zur Anzeigen-Spezial EuroBLECH 2022 Corrosion-resistant stainless steel had to be produced Foto: Pixabay Ihr monatlicher Newsletter: Trade Fair Business News Bleiben Sie auf dem neuesten Stand: Informieren Sie sich mit unserem kostenlosen Newsletter über das internationale Messegeschehen. 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