Method for manufacturing an aluminium alloy part by additive manufacturing from a powder mixture containing ZrSi2 particles

US12325067B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12325067-B2
Application numberUS-202117453781-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 5, 2021
Priority dateNov 10, 2020
Publication dateJun 10, 2025
Grant dateJun 10, 2025

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Method for manufacturing an aluminium alloy part by additive manufacturing that includes a step in which a layer of a mixture of powders is locally melted then solidified, wherein the mixture of powders includes: first particles that include at least 80 wt. % aluminium and up to 20 wt. % one or more additional elements, and second particles of ZrSi 2 , the mixture of powders including 1.8 wt. % to 4 wt. % second particles.

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The invention claimed is: 1. Method for manufacturing an aluminium alloy part by additive manufacturing comprising a step in which a layer of a mixture of powders is locally melted then solidified, wherein the mixture of powders comprises: first particles comprising at least 80 wt. % aluminium and up to 20 wt. % one or more additional elements, and second particles of ZrSi 2 , the mixture of powders comprising 1.8 wt. % to 4 wt. % second particles, and wherein, during the additive manufacturing, ZrSi 2 decomposes to form in situ an Al 3 Zr germinating phase. 2. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the mixture of powders comprises 1.9 wt. % to 2.5 wt. % second particles. 3. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the second particles have a size ranging from 50 nm to 5000 nm. 4. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the second particles have a size ranging from 100 nm to 1000 nm. 5. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the second particles have a size ranging from 400 nm to 600 nm. 6. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the first particles have a size ranging from 10 μm to 120 μm. 7. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the first particles have a size ranging from 20 μm to 65 μm. 8. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the additional elements are selected from Cu, Si, Zn, Mg, Fe, Ti, Mn, Zr, Va, Ni, Pb, Bi and Cr. 9. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminium alloy is alloy 7075, alloy 6061, alloy 2219 or alloy 2024. 10. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the manufacturing method is a selective laser melting process. 11. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the manufacturing method is a selective electron beam melting process. 12. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the mixture of powders is produced in a 3D dynamic mixer.

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  • Micron size particles, i.e. above 1 micrometer up to 500 micrometer · CPC title

  • Particle size above 300 nm up to 1 micrometer · CPC title

  • Particle size above 100 nm up to 300 nm · CPC title

  • Particle size between 1 and 100 nm · CPC title

  • Aluminium · CPC title

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What does patent US12325067B2 cover?
Method for manufacturing an aluminium alloy part by additive manufacturing that includes a step in which a layer of a mixture of powders is locally melted then solidified, wherein the mixture of powders includes: first particles that include at least 80 wt. % aluminium and up to 20 wt. % one or more additional elements, and second particles of ZrSi 2 , the mixture of powders including 1.8 wt. %…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Commissariat Energie Atomique
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B22F10/28. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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