Monash University team makes a leap forward in aerospace, defense, energy, and space manufacturing
both of Monash University, manipulated a novel microstructure, through a 3D-printing method. The result is that achieved unprecedented mechanical performance.One of the major benefits of this research is the work was undertaken on commercially available alloys and can be utilized immediately. This is a wide-ranging positive outcome.
Professor Huang expanded on this statement. “After a simple post-heat treatment on a commercial titanium alloy, adequate elongation, and tensile strengths over 1,600 MPa are achieved, the highest specific strength among all 3D printed metal to date. This work paves the way to fabricate structural materials with unique microstructures and excellent properties for broad applications.”
The main properties of the titanium alloy are attributed to the unusual formation of dense, stable, and internally twinned nanoprecipitates, which are rarely seen in traditionally processed titanium alloys. The technique used here is Additive Manufacturing .AM is an enabling technology providing design freedom as not seen before, in this type of 3D creation of titanium alloys.