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Method of applying multiple materials with selective laser melting on a 3D article

  • US 9,901,983 B2
  • Filed: 10/29/2010
  • Issued: 02/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for manufacturing an article formed of at least a first metallic powder material and a second material, in accordance with three-dimensional CAD data of a model of the article, including CAD cross-sectional data of said model, the method comprising forming the article by:

  • depositing layers of the first metallic powder material, including successively depositing several layers of the first metallic powder material one on top of the other, and heating each layer of first metallic powder material to a specified temperature with a focused laser or electron beam applied to a given area corresponding to a selected cross-sectional area of the model, said heating performed before depositing a next layer, wherein said heating comprises guiding the beam over each layer of first metallic powder material in accordance with the CAD cross-sectional data of the selected cross-sectional area of the model so that each layer of powder is fixed to the layer below;

    directly applying at least one tape, sheet or foil, of the second material to the first material of the article, the second material being different from the material of the first metallic powder and the at least one tape, sheet or foil having a varying thickness over at least one of a width or length of the at least one tape, sheet, or foil; and

    heating the second material with a focused laser or electron beam to a specified temperature such that the at least one tape, sheet or foil, is made molten by the laser or electron beam, wherein the focused beam is applied to a given area corresponding to a selected cross-sectional area of the model to form a new layer of second material on the article.

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