Process adaption and development of metal powder for laserbased additive manufacturing

• Applicants: Professor Dr.-Ing. Udo Fritsching; Professor Dr.-Ing. Ingomar Kelbassa; Dr.-Ing. Volker Uhlenwinkel
• Subject Area: Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials ; Mechanical Process Engineering
• Term: from 2015 to 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 281081162

Aim of the research project is the testing and application of a process chain for generation and application of fine Cu-Cr-Nb metal powder in specific size classes 20 to 100 µm which will be processed by laser additive manufacturing using laser metal deposition (LMD).Process chain: powder generation => characterization => LMD => characterizationThe targeted alloy composition is of special interest for the LMD process.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants