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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Keng Hsu, Tempe, AZ (US);
Anagh Deshpande, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/10 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/10 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
Ultrasonic filament modeling systems and methods may be utilized to achieve room-temperature 3-D printing of solid (>95%) metal materials. A vibrating tool is applied to a metal filament to form a voxel, inducing mechanical deformation as well as inter-and intra-layer mass transport. Desired structures may be built on a voxel-by-voxel basis. Additionally, by varying the applied ultrasonic energy, the microstructure of the resulting structure may be controlled.