Ti-6Al-4V

IperionX and Heroux-Devtek Partner for Aerospace Titanium Recycling

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

IperionX Limited (“IperionX”) (NASDAQ: IPX, ASX: IPX) and Heroux-Devtek (TSE: HRX) have signed an agreement to underpin a 100% recycled titanium supply chain using scrap titanium metal from the aerospace industry.

Key Points: 
  • IperionX Limited (“IperionX”) (NASDAQ: IPX, ASX: IPX) and Heroux-Devtek (TSE: HRX) have signed an agreement to underpin a 100% recycled titanium supply chain using scrap titanium metal from the aerospace industry.
  • In turn, IperionX will employ its patented titanium processing technologies to convert this titanium scrap into low-carbon titanium for future applications.
  • The processing of the Heroux-Devtek titanium scrap will be expertly managed by Aperam / ELG Utica Alloys, under their existing partnership with IperionX.
  • This partnership with Heroux-Devtek provides IperionX with a diversified, long term supply of titanium feedstock for the production of American titanium and will enhance the sustainability of the aerospace supply chain.”

Nickel Alloy Inconel 625 Now Qualified on All Desktop Metal 3D Printing Systems, including the Shop System™

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM), a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, today announced that nickel alloy Inconel 625 (IN625) has been qualified on the Shop System, the worlds best-selling metal binder jet system, making the material a qualified material across its entire portfolio.

Key Points: 
  • Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM), a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, today announced that nickel alloy Inconel 625 (IN625) has been qualified on the Shop System, the worlds best-selling metal binder jet system, making the material a qualified material across its entire portfolio.
  • Shop System, a plug-and-play turnkey binder jet 3D printing system that reduces costs, shortens lead times and increases revenues for machine shops.
  • Studio System 2, a turnkey metal Bound Metal Deposition (BMD) platform that offers customers the easiest way to print high-performance metal parts in low volumes for pre-production and end-use applications.
  • In all, Desktop Metal systems now offer users 18 qualified materials, including stainless steels, tool steels, nickel alloys, precious metals, copper and more.

IperionX Produces Titanium Metal From Tennessee Minerals

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Friday, August 26, 2022

IperionX Limited (IperionX or Company) (NASDAQ: IPX, ASX: IPX) is pleased to announce that it has successfully applied patented low-carbon titanium metal technologies to upgrade Tennessee titanium minerals into high grade +99% TiO2 and then into a high-quality spherical titanium alloy powder.

Key Points: 
  • IperionX Limited (IperionX or Company) (NASDAQ: IPX, ASX: IPX) is pleased to announce that it has successfully applied patented low-carbon titanium metal technologies to upgrade Tennessee titanium minerals into high grade +99% TiO2 and then into a high-quality spherical titanium alloy powder.
  • Titanium alloy powders are currently produced with the Kroll process to firstly create titanium metal sponge, which is then refined via a series of high energy titanium melt processes to produce large batch titanium alloys as ingots.
  • These ingots are then processed into titanium alloy wire/rod, which are feedstocks for high energy plasma / gas atomization that produces spherical titanium alloy powders.
  • Todays announcement highlights that these innovative technologies can produce low carbon titanium metal and its alloys directly from domestically sourced titanium minerals from our Titan critical minerals project in Tennessee.

Uniformity Labs Launches Ti-6Al-4V Grade 23 Titanium Alloy Powder for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF)

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

FREMONT, Calif., May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Engineered materials company Uniformity Labs (Uniformity) announces the availability of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) powder for L-PBF.

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  • FREMONT, Calif., May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Engineered materials company Uniformity Labs (Uniformity) announces the availability of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) powder for L-PBF.
  • Developed by an in-house team of world-leading materials scientists and 3D printing innovators, Uniformity Labs Ti64 Grade 23 exhibits best-in-class mechanical performance, surface roughness, and uniformity across the build bed, in parallel with greatly improved throughput.
  • Ti64 Grade 23 is an alloy of titanium, aluminum, and vanadium.
  • Its patented technology uniquely enables groundbreaking improvements in throughput and reductions in residual stress across materials and platforms in laser powder bed fusion printing.

Desktop Metal Qualifies Titanium for Manufacturing with the Studio System 2

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

With plans to begin shipping Ti64 next month, Desktop Metal will be the first and only company to make the material commercially available for extrusion-based bound metal additive manufacturing technologies.

Key Points: 
  • With plans to begin shipping Ti64 next month, Desktop Metal will be the first and only company to make the material commercially available for extrusion-based bound metal additive manufacturing technologies.
  • 3D printing this new design on the Studio System 2 in Ti64 reduces the part weight by 59 percent.
  • Titanium has been a challenging material for bound metal 3D printing because it is both extremely reactive in powder form and difficult to sinter, said Jonah Myerberg, co-founder and CTO of Desktop Metal.
  • The Studio System 2 is an office-friendly metal additive manufacturing system that leverages Desktop Metals proprietary Bound Metal Deposition (BMD) technology to produce parts.

Norsk Titanium & SAE International Develop First Directed Energy Deposition Specifications for Additive Manufacturing Professionals Worldwide

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Friday, February 15, 2019

WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Officials of Norsk Titanium (Norsk), the global leader in additive manufacturing of aerospace-grade titanium components, and SAE International (SAE) are pleased to announce the release of the first specifications for direct energy deposition additive manufacturing.

Key Points: 
  • WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Officials of Norsk Titanium (Norsk), the global leader in additive manufacturing of aerospace-grade titanium components, and SAE International (SAE) are pleased to announce the release of the first specifications for direct energy deposition additive manufacturing.
  • Developed within the SAE Additive Manufacturing Committee (SAE AMS-AM), these specifications establish the minimum basis required for the procurement of RPD Preforms from Norsk by an aerospace or non-aerospace customer.
  • The release of AMS7004 Titanium Alloy Preforms from Plasma Arc Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing on Substrate Ti-6Al-4V Stress Relieved and AMS7005 Wire Fed Plasma Arc Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Process are milestone achievements for the metal additive manufacturing industry.
  • "Given that advanced materials and advanced manufacturing are strategic focus areas for SAE International, we continue to support the aerospace industry's advances and adoption of additive manufacturing technologies.

Norsk Titanium & SAE International Develop First Directed Energy Deposition Specifications for Additive Manufacturing Professionals Worldwide

Retrieved on: 
Friday, February 15, 2019

Officials of Norsk Titanium (Norsk), the global leader in additive manufacturing of aerospace-grade titanium components, and SAE International (SAE) are pleased to announce the release of the first specifications for direct energy deposition additive manufacturing.

Key Points: 
  • Officials of Norsk Titanium (Norsk), the global leader in additive manufacturing of aerospace-grade titanium components, and SAE International (SAE) are pleased to announce the release of the first specifications for direct energy deposition additive manufacturing.
  • Developed within the SAE Additive Manufacturing Committee (SAE AMS-AM), these specifications establish the minimum basis required for the procurement of RPD Preforms from Norsk by an aerospace or non-aerospace customer.
  • The release of AMS7004 Titanium Alloy Preforms from Plasma Arc Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing on Substrate Ti-6Al-4V Stress Relieved and AMS7005 Wire Fed Plasma Arc Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Process are milestone achievements for the metal additive manufacturing industry.
  • Given that advanced materials and advanced manufacturing are strategic focus areas for SAE International, we continue to support the aerospace industrys advances and adoption of additive manufacturing technologies.