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New 3D-printed titanium alloy is stronger and cheaper than ever before
Apparently, folks in the material science world are totally over the fact that we're able to 3D print titanium alloys willy-nilly.
Because they have exceptional strength-to-weight ratios, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility, titanium alloys are used to make aircraft frames, jet engine parts, hip and knee replacements, dental implants, ship hulls, and golf clubs. He's authored a paper that appeared in Nature this month on a new approach to finding a reliable way to predict the grain structure of metals made using additive manufacturing, and thereby guide the design of new high-performance alloys we can 3D print. That could make titanium alloy more accessible for the aforementioned applications across industries ranging from aerospace to healthcare, and potentially lower the costs of manufacturing and maintaining high-performance components.
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