Fine metal powder used to 3D print the new aluminum alloys (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Fine metal powder used to 3D print the new aluminum alloys

Caption

Fine metal powder used to 3D print the new aluminum alloys. Each particle is less than 20 micrometers in diameter. A laser melts these particles layer by layer to build the final metal part.  

Credit

Merle Naidoo

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