3D-printed stainless steel with weak parts in white, strong ones in blue-green (IMAGE)

Nanyang Technological University

3D-printed stainless steel with weak parts in white, strong ones in blue-green

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A scanning electron microscope photo of a stainless steel part 3D printed using the new method developed by NTU Singapore and the University of Cambridge. The white regions of the metal part are mechanically weak, while the blue-green regions are strong.

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