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Tungsten Additive Manufacturing

Who prints production parts in this alloy, and are they qualified for flight hardware?

What it is

Building parts layer by layer from powder or wire feedstock. Powder bed fusion suits small complex parts, directed energy deposition and wire arc suit large near net shapes and repair.

Suppliers

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Companies that perform this process on customer material.

  • ADDMAN Group Reported
    Fort Myers, FL · Service provider
    AS9100NADCAP Nonconventional Machining

    Refractory metals are named among the materials. Which refractory metals specifically is not stated, so confirm tungsten before designing to it. Refractory additive is the capability hypersonic leading edges need.

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Input material

Forms this process takes in.

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