VJET - Desktop Metal co-creates 'breakthrough' powder for 3D printed aluminum

Desktop Metal (DM) and additive manufacturing company Uniformity Labs developing a "breakthrough powder" aluminum sintering for binder jetting AM technology.Binder jetting is a 3D printing process where a liquid binding agent is applied to a powder material to create a series of bonded layers until a part is formed.The new powder from Desktop Metal and Uniformity Labs is "a low-cost, raw material yielding fully dense, sinterable 6061 aluminum with greater than ten percent (10%) elongation and improved yield strength ((YS)) and ultimate tensile strength ((UTS)) versus wrought 6061 aluminum with comparable heat treatment."Prior techniques for sintering aluminum involved coating the powder particles, mixing in sintering aids, using expensive binders, or the addition of other metals like tin or lead.Sinterable 6061 aluminum with better than wrought strength is highly appealing for the automotive, aerospace, and consumer electronics industries.Once fully qualified, Uniformity 6061 aluminum will be available for use with the Desktop

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Desktop Metal co-creates 'breakthrough' powder for 3D printed aluminum