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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2020
Markforged, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);
Maxim Seleznev, Belmont, MA (US);
Joseph Roy-Mayhew, Watertown, MA (US);
MARKFORGED, INC., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A material for producing a three-dimensionally printed part including a metal material and at least one sintering aid in an amount effective to give the three-dimensionally printed part a density of between about 90% and about 100% after sintering is disclosed. A method of printing a three-dimensional part including selecting a metal material, incorporating at least one sintering aid into the metal material to form a print material, and printing the three-dimensional part is also disclosed. A method of producing a sintered metal part including providing a metal material for the sintered metal part incorporating boron as a first sintering aid, incorporating phosphorus as a second sintering aid, forming the metal part in a predetermined form the metal material, and heating the formed metal part to a sintering temperature is also disclosed. Three-dimensionally printed parts are also disclosed.