Methods of preparing articles by electrodeposition and additive manufacturing processes
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1. A method of forming an article with an electrodeposited coating, the method comprising:
- preparing an electroplatable assembly by an additive manufacturing method selected from the group consisting of three-dimensional printing, selective laser sintering, sintering laser melting, fused deposition modeling, and stereolithography, the electroplatable assembly comprising a preform for the article and a thief and/or a shield, which are joined by direct contact or by respective sections of framework, wherein the preform and the thief and/or the shield are oriented relative to each other; and
forming the electrodeposited coating on at least a portion of a surface of the preform by electrodepositing a composition comprising one or more elements onto the preform.
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Abstract
Articles prepared by additive manufacturing of preforms that are coated by electrodeposition of nanolaminate materials, and methods of their production are described.
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1. A method of forming an article with an electrodeposited coating, the method comprising:
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preparing an electroplatable assembly by an additive manufacturing method selected from the group consisting of three-dimensional printing, selective laser sintering, sintering laser melting, fused deposition modeling, and stereolithography, the electroplatable assembly comprising a preform for the article and a thief and/or a shield, which are joined by direct contact or by respective sections of framework, wherein the preform and the thief and/or the shield are oriented relative to each other; and forming the electrodeposited coating on at least a portion of a surface of the preform by electrodepositing a composition comprising one or more elements onto the preform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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