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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Eck Industries, Inc., Manitowoc, WI (US);
Orlando Rios, Knoxville, TN (US);
David Weiss, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Zachary C. Sims, Knoxville, TN (US);
William G. Carter, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Michael S. Kesler, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Eck Industries, Inc., Manitowoc, WI (US);
Abstract
An alloy for structural direct-writing additive manufacturing comprising a base element selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), nickel (Ni) and a combination thereof, and a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of cerium (Ce), lanthanide (La) and a combination thereof, and a eutectic intermetallic present in said alloy in an amount ranging from about 0.5 wt. % to 7.5 wt. %. The invention is also directed to a method of structural direct-write additive manufacturing using the above-described alloy, as well as 3D objects produced by the method. The invention is also directed to methods of producing the above-described alloy.