Electron beam melting (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Electron beam melting

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A 3D printer at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, seen here as it creates objects using electron beam melting, was used to print an unusual crack-free alloy for use in turbines that operate at extreme temperatures. 

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Saket Thapliyal/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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