3D-printed steam turbine blade (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

3D-printed steam turbine blade

Caption

Contoured steam turbine blades require a very precise shape, with contoured curves that narrow toward the tip. Wire arc 3D printing had not previously been used to make a rotating component of this scale.

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Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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