Publications
Metal Alloy and RHEA Additive Manufacturing for Nuclear Energy and Aerospace Applications
An open-literature search was conducted to consider the current status of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry with respect to metal alloys and refractory high entropy alloys (RHEAs). Key areas of interest include methodologies and applications that are suitable for the nuclear and aerospace industries, as well as other industrial applications. We investigated various promising 3D metal technologies, with emphasis on cost, operation, throughput, maintenance, and output volume size. In addition, technical issues and the current status of the metal printing market are summarized. The project scope also included the manufacturing of open-literature RHEA test coupons at Sandia's laser engineered net shape (LENS) machine.