Purdue Research Foundation

Arizona State University

Sridhar Niverty

Nikhilesh Chawla

Bruno Azeredo

Stanislau Niauzorau

Aliaksandr Sharstniou

Kenan Song

Amm G Hasib

Natalya Kublik

A method of making a metal-polymer composite includes dealloying metallic powder to yield porous metal particles, monitoring a temperature of the mixture, controlling the rate of combining, a maximum temperature of the mixture, or both, and combining the porous metal particles with a polymer to yield a composite. Dealloying includes combining the metallic powder with an etchant to yield a mixture. A metal-polymer composite includes porous metal particles having an average particle size of about 0.2 μm to about 500 μm and a thermoplastic or thermoset polymer. The polymer composite comprises at least 10 vol % of the porous metal particles. A powder mixture includes porous metal particles having an average particle size of about 0.2 μm to about 500 μm and a metal powder. The powder mixture includes about 1 wt % to about 99 wt % of the porous metal particles.

Synthesis of nanoscale metal feedstock for additive manufacturing

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West Lafayette, IN, United States of America

Sridhar Niverty