Additive manufacturing of a component made from a metal matrix composite
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsChristiane Wendt, Thorsten Michael Wienberg
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Abstract
The embodiments relate to a method for additive manufacturing of a component made from a metal matrix composite for a vehicle. In a step of the method, a plurality of elongated filaments is provided. In another step, metallic powder is provided. In a further step, the metal matrix composite component is additively manufactured by melting the metallic powder.
Claims9
A method for additively manufacturing of a component made from a metal matrix composite for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing metal powder as a powder bed in a manufacturing apparatus;
- disposing a plurality of elongated filaments on the powder bed, such that the elongated filaments are elongated along a moving direction;
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- melting the metal powder, with a laser beam that scans the metal powder in a scanning direction, while moving the elongated filaments along the moving direction, wherein the moving direction is transverse to the scanning direction, to form the metal matrix component.
A manufacturing apparatus for additive manufacturing of components made from a metal matrix composite with elongated filaments, comprising:
- a powder bed comprising a metallic powder;
- a feed to dispose a plurality of elongated filaments on the powder bed, such that the elongated filaments are elongated along a moving direction;
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- a heat source comprising a movable laser beam having a scanning direction;
- wherein the heat source is configured to melt the metal powder with the laser beam by scanning the metallic powder in the scanning direction while the elongated filaments are moved along the moving direction, wherein the moving direction is transverse to the scanning direction, to selectively fuse the metallic powder with the elongated filaments into a desired shape.
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