TPU researchers plan to print aircraft parts out of BT6
"For the research, we chose these two materials, which have been applied in aircraft construction due to their properties. Thus, BT6 is used to manufacture turbine parts subject to high temperatures, corrosive media and saturation with atmospheric hydrogen during operation," says Natalia Pushilina.
According to the researchers, 3-D-printing with titanium alloys differs from foundry process in that it relies on additive manufacturing technology that makes it possible to make parts of any configuration, even the most complicated, thus consuming much less material.
"Titanium alloys are very difficult to process. Accordingly, it is very hard to manufacture parts with complex geometric shapes using standard technology. With 3-D-technology you can print any part. This goes beyond mass production supported by plants that daily cast a great deal of products. Our goal is to develop a technology for printing individual complex parts out of titanium," explains engineer Viktor Kudiyarov.
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