Metalysis, England, has collaborated with TWI, also of England, to demonstrate the feasibility of its tantalum powder in metal additive layer manufacturing for biomedical applications such as patient-specific hip joints.
The graph shows a continuous cooling test in which the austenitizing temperature was approximately 1040°C (1900°F).
Ice-loving scientists cut through 10-ft thick ice in the Arctic and then dived into the water to make a video of the world beneath the ice.
3D MakerJet Inc., Orlando, Fla., announces that, after a year and a half in research and development, functioning prototypes of metal components made via melting metal alloy filaments, including copper, have successfully met industry standards.
The Technical University of Munich reports that its engineers are optimizing processes to securely fuse metals and thermoplastics by first texturing the metal surface with a laser beam, producing tiny hollows, then applying heat.
