IP Library Granted Patent US 10,513,748
Granted Patent B2
US 10,513,748 · App. 14/877,532 · Granted Dec 24, 2019

Method for manufacturing a component containing an iron alloy material

Inventors: Thomas Niendorf (Beverungen, DE); Hans Juergen Maier (Neustadt am Ruebenberge, DE); Florian Brenne (Paderborn, DE); Mirko Schaper (Salzkotten, DE); Guido Grundmeier (Wuerzburg, DE); Dieter Schwarze (Luebeck, DE)
Assignee: SLM Solutions Group AG
C21D9/0068A61L27/042A61L27/08A61L27/58A61L31/022A61L31/024A61L31/148B22F3/008B22F3/1055B22F3/24B23K26/0006B23K26/342B33Y10/00B33Y70/00B33Y80/00C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/007C21D6/008C22C33/0207C22C33/0257C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/007C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/10C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/16C22C38/18C22C38/20C22C38/24C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/30C22C38/32C22C38/34C22C38/38B22F2998/10B22F2999/00B23K2103/02Y02P10/295
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Patent No.
US 10,513,748
App. No.
14/877,532
Granted
Dec 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method for manufacturing a component containing an iron alloy material, a pulverulent pre-alloy is provided. The pre-alloy comprises, in wt. %, 0.01 to 1% C, .0.01 to 30% Mn, ≤6% Al, and 0.05 to 6.0% Si, the remainder being Fe and usual contaminants. The pulverulent pre-alloy is mixed with at least one of elementary Ag powder, elementary Au powder, elementary Pd powder and elementary Pt powder so as to produce a powder mixture containing 0.1 to 20% of at least one of Ag, Au, Pd and Pt. The powder mixture is applied onto a carrier ( 16 ) by means of a powder application device ( 14 ). Electromagnetic or particle radiation is selectively irradiated onto the powder mixture applied onto the carrier ( 16 ) by means of an Irradiation device ( 18 ) so as to generate a component from the powder mixture by an additive layer construction method.

Claims (44)

1. A method for manufacturing a component containing an iron alloy material, the method comprising the steps:

providing a pulverulent pre-alloy, the pre-alloy comprising in wt. %:

0.01 to 1% C,

0.01 to 30% Mn,

≤6% Al,

0.05 to 6.0% Si, and

at least one of Cr at a content of ≤2%, Cu at a content of ≤2%, Ti at a content of ≤2%, Co at a content of ≤2%, Zr at a content of ≤2%, V at a content of ≤2°/s, Nb at a content of ≤2%, Ta at a content of ≤2% and B at a content of ≤0.2%, the remainder being Fe and usual contaminants,

mixing the pulverulent pre-alloy with elementary Ag powder, so as to produce a powder mixture containing 0.5 to 20 wt. % Ag,

applying the powder mixture onto a carrier by a powder application device, and selectively irradiating electromagnetic or particle radiation onto the powder mixture applied onto the carrier by an irradiation device so as to generate a component from the powder mixture by an additive layer construction method.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy is mixed with elementary Ag powder, so as to produce a powder mixture containing ≤5 wt. % Ag.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy is mixed with elementary Ag powder, so as to produce a powder mixture containing ≥2 wt. % Ag.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an operation of the powder application device and the irradiation device is controlled in such a manner that local melt pools are formed in the powder mixture upon being irradiated with electromagnetic or particle radiation, and that the melt in the local melt pools solidifies at a solidification rate of approximately 7×10 6 K/s.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the generated component is heat-treated in an inert atmosphere for 1 minute to 24 hours at a temperature between 200° C. and 1100° C.

6. A method for manufacturing a component containing an iron alloy material, the method comprising the steps:

providing a pulverulent pre-alloy, the pre-alloy comprising in wt. %:

0.04 to 1% C,

9.0 to 24.0% Mn,

0.05 to 4% Al, and

0.05 to 6.0% Si, the remainder being Fe and usual contaminants,

mixing the pulverulent pre-alloy with at least one of elementary Ag powder, elementary Au powder, elementary Pd powder, and elementary Pt powder so as to produce a powder mixture containing 0.1 to 20 wt. % of at least one of Ag, Au, Pd and Pt,

applying the powder mixture onto a carrier by a powder application device, and

selectively irradiating electromagnetic or particle radiation onto the powder mixture applied onto the carrier by an irradiation device so as to generate a component from the powder mixture by an additive layer construction method.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy is mixed with at least one of elementary Ag powder, elementary Au powder, elementary Pd powder, and elementary Pt powder so as to produce a powder mixture containing ≤5 wt. % of at least one of Ag, Au, Pd and Pt.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy is mixed with elemental Ag powder so as to produce a powder mixture containing 0.1 wt. % to ≤5 wt. % Ag.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy is mixed with at least one of elementary Ag powder, elementary Au powder, elementary Pd powder and elementary Pt powder so as to produce a powder mixture containing ≥2 wt. % of at least one of Ag, Au, Pd and Pt.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy is mixed with elemental Ag powder so as to produce a powder mixture containing ≥2 wt. % to 20 wt. % Ag.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein an operation of the powder application device and the irradiation device is controlled in such a manner that local melt pools are formed in the powder mixture upon being irradiated with electromagnetic or particle radiation, and that the melt in the local melt pools solidifies at a solidification rate of approximately 7×10 6 K/s.

12. The method of claim 6 , wherein the generated component is heat-treated in an inert atmosphere for 1 minute to 24 hours at a temperature between 200° C. and 1100° C.

13. The method of claim 6 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy further comprises Cr at a content of ≤2 wt. %.

14. The method of claim 6 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy further comprises, in wt. %, at least one of Cr at a content of ≤2%, Cu at a content of ≤2%, Ti at a content of ≤2%, Co at a content of ≤2%, Zr at a content of ≤2%, V at a content of ≤2%, Nb at a content of ≤2%, Ta at a content of ≤2% and B at a content of ≤0.2%.

15. A method for manufacturing a component containing an iron alloy material, the method comprising the steps:

providing a pulverulent pre-alloy, the pre-alloy comprising in wt. %:

0.01 to 1% C,

0.01 to 30% Mn,

≤6% Al, and

0.05 to 6.0% Si, the remainder being Fe and usual contaminants,

mixing the pulvenilent pre-alloy with elementary Ag powder so as to produce a powder mixture containing 0.1 to 20 wt. % Ag,

applying the powder mixture onto a carrier by a powder application device, and

selectively irradiating electromagnetic or particle radiation onto the powder mixture applied onto the carrier by an irradiation device so as to generate a component from the powder mixture by an additive layer construction method.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy is mixed with elemental Ag powder so as to produce a powder mixture containing 0.1 wt. % to ≤5 wt. % Ag.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy is mixed with elemental Ag powder so as to produce a powder mixture containing ≥2 wt. % to 20 wt. % Ag.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy further comprises, in wt. %, at least one of Cr at a content of ≤2%, Cu at a content of ≤2%, Ti at a content of ≤2%, Co at a content of ≤2%, Zr at a content of ≤2%, V at a content of ≤2%, Nb at a content of ≤2%, Ta at a content of ≤2% and B at a content of ≤0.2%.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the pulverulent pre-alloy further comprises, in wt. %, at least one of Cr at a content of ≤2%, Cu at a content of ≤2%, Ti at a content of ≤2%, Co at a content of ≤2%, Zr at a content of ≤2%, V at a content of ≤2%, Nb at a content of ≤2%, Ta at a content of ≤2% and B at a content of ≤0.2%.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein an operation of the powder application device and the irradiation device is controlled in such a manner that local melt pools are formed in the powder mixture upon being irradiated with electromagnetic or particle radiation, and that the melt in the local melt pools solidifies at a solidification rate of approximately 7×10 6 K/s.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Jan 3, 2024
From: SLM SOLUTIONS GROUP AG
To: NIKON SLM SOLUTIONS AG
Reel/Frame 066207/0173 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 15, 2018
From: SLM SOLUTIONS GROUP AG
To: SLM SOLUTIONS GROUP AG
Reel/Frame 047225/0264 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2016
From: NIENDORF, THOMAS; MAIER, HANS JUERGEN; BRENNE, FLORIAN; SCHAPER, MIRKO; GRUNDMEIER, GUIDO; SCHWARZE, DIETER
To: SLM SOLUTIONS GROUP AG
Reel/Frame 040029/0322 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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