Additive manufacturing of single crystalline superalloys (B02)

• Subject Area: Metallurgical, Thermal and Thermomechanical Treatment of Materials
• Term: from 2012 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 190389738

Project B2 aims at exploring the potential of selective electron beam melting (SEBM) for additive production of single crystalline super alloys. The aim is to uncover the basic mechanisms of single crystal generation from the powder bed and to use the process inherent high cooling rates for the production of ultra-fine, homogeneous microstructures in order to enhance the properties of single crystalline superalloys.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 103: From Atoms to Turbine Blades - A Scientific Approach for Developing the Next Generation of Single Crystal Superalloys
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr.-Ing. Carolin Körner; Dr.-Ing. Matthias Markl