Combinatorial alloy development by LMD

The term Combinatorial Alloy Development is used for an approach to create material libraries, e.g. by the fabrication and testing of compositionally graded materials. At the chair for Materials Science and Technology of Metals, we employ an InssTek laser deposition unit equipped with four powder hoppers in a glove box with inert gas atmosphere to produce these concentration gradients. Through local testing and characterization, interesting alloy compositions can be identified rapidly and effectively in a high throughput approach. Additionally using the same machine, multi-material or compositionally graded components can be manufactured, which could not be produced through traditional metallurgy.

• Luo N., Scheitler CJ., Ciftci N., Galgon F., Fu Z., Uhlenwinkel V., Schmidt M., Körner C.:
  Preparation of Fe-Co-B-Si-Nb bulk metallic glasses by laser powder bed fusion: Microstructure and properties
  In: Materials Characterization 162 (2020), Article No.: 110206
  ISSN: 1044-5803
  DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110206
• Heßelmann C., Wolf T., Galgon F., Körner C., Albert J., Wasserscheid P.:
  Additively manufactured Raney-type Copper catalyst for methanol synthesis
  In: Catalysis: Science and Technology 10 (2020), p. 164-168
  ISSN: 2044-4753
  DOI: 10.1039/C9CY01657K