Materials Monday

In our series "Materials Monday" you will get new insights and current information about our extensive Metal 3D-Printing materials and qualification processes every week.

Material Qualification for Metal AM Newsletter

🚀 Fastest Material Qualification for Metal AM #MaterialsMonday Material qualification is a crucial step in ensuring the success of Metal Additive Manufacturing processes, especially for demanding industrial applications. Rosswag Engineering excels ...

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Dual-Laser Processing of Specialis

Advancing the Boundaries of Metal #3DPrinting with FeNiCoMoVTiAl and Dual-Laser Processing 🚀 #MaterialsMonday The qualification of the martensitic alloy FeNiCoMoVTiAl / Specialis® / 1.6356 through the LPBF process is more than just an incremental ...

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Worth of AM Data?

What's the worth of #MetalAM datasets❓ 🛠️📊 #MaterialsMonday The US DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has released extensive datasets to enhance the quality of additively manufactured components. This treasure trove of data, accumulated over ...

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Special Material Alert at Rosswag

Special Material Alert at Rosswag Engineering 🚨 #MaterialsMonday Two of our machines are currently printing with Alloy 699 XA and Aheadd CP1 - two materials with unique advantages for high-performance #MetalAM applications. 🔹 Alloy 699 XA from VDM ...

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MetalAM Enhances Injection Moulding Efficiency

#MetalAM Enhances Injection Moulding Efficiency 🚀 #MaterialsMonday We've successfully printed a sprue distributor with complex heating channels for fiber-reinforced plastic injection moulding. The intricate temperature control channels significantly ...

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Design for Additive Manufacturing with the right material

Unlocking the Full Potential of Design for #AdditiveManufacturing 🚀 #MaterialsMonday Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) is reshaping how we think about product development, but without access to qualified materials, its true potential can't be ...

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Functional Graded Materials FGM

🌟 Unlock the full potential of Functional Graded Materials! 🌟 #MaterialsMonday In the ever-evolving world of #MetalAM, functional graded materials (FGMs) are setting new standards. FGMs offer tailored material properties, revolutionizing the capabilities ...

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Unlocking New Potential with Aluminium Scandium Alloy!

Unlocking New Potential with Aluminium Scandium Alloy! Rosswag Engineering is currently in the qualification phase of a new Aluminium Scandium Alloy! This advancement is part of the joint research project AluScal, focused on producing lightweight and ...

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Strengthening Our Partnership: Rosswag Visits WBK, KIT

Strengthening Our Partnership: Rosswag Visits wbk Institut für Produktionstechnik, KIT 🚀 #MaterialsMonday Today, a significant delegation from Rosswag had the honor of visiting the WBK. We were delighted to receive a tour from Prof. Frederik Zanger ...

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New Master Of Materials Homepage

🌐 Exciting News! Our colleagues at Edelstahl Rosswag have just launched their brand new english homepage 🎉 Rosswag is celebrated as the Master of Materials, featuring an unmatched portfolio of over 400 materials - the most diverse selection for open-die ...

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AddiMap - Worlds first Process Parameter Marketplace

🌍 AddiMap: The World's First Process Parameter Marketplace for LPBF! 🚀 #MaterialsMonday In the world of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), finding the right process parameters can be a challenging task. Enter AddiMap - a revolutionary platform designed ...

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One Powder fits all?

One size does NOT fit all ❌ Discover the power of tailored particle size distributions in #MetalAM 🛠️ #MaterialsMonday When it comes to metal #AdditiveManufacturing, the choice of powder particle size can significantly impact the microstructure and, ...

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Digital Image Correlation during Fatigue Testing

🔍 Revealing Strain and Stress with Digital Image Correlation (DIC) During #MetalAM Fatigue Testing 🌟🛠️ #MaterialsMonday Our cutting-edge fatigue testing setup, compliant with DIN 50142, offers rapid cycle testing up to 50 Hz—transforming a full ...

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High-temperature Pressure Equipment with 316L

🌟 Exciting News in High-Performance Pressure Equipment Manufacturing! #MaterialsMonday We're thrilled to announce a significant advancement in the certification of pressure equipment for 316L: The operating temperature will be extended from -196 °C ...

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New Materials - New Applications

New materials = New applications! 🚀🌟 #MaterialsMonday Terry Wohlers from Wohlers Associates, Powered by ASTM International highlights that the future of #AdditiveManufacturing hinges on material innovation. We want to lead this revolution with our ...

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Material Qualification misconceptions

Slow Material Qualification in #MetalAM? Rosswag Engineering Disagrees 🙅‍♂️ #MaterialsMonday Some misconceptions from the article: formnext.mesago.com ❌ "… it takes around three to four years to develop a new metal alloy for additive ...

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Nickel-based Superalloys

At Rosswag Engineering, we're proud to showcase our diverse portfolio of Nickel-Based Materials, each tailored to meet the demanding needs of different industrial applications. Our selection includes Alloy 718, Alloy 625, Hastelloy X, Alloy 699 XA, ...

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316L Fatigue Flat Bending 50142

🚀 Unlocking Durability in Metal AM: A Leap in 316L Fatigue Testing! 🚀 We've taken a big stride in #MetalAM with our latest results from fatigue testing on 316L stainless steel, utilizing our unique flat bending fatigue test according to DIN 50142. ...

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PED Additive Manufacturing TÜV SÜD

Strong collaboration unlocks certified AM Pressure Equipment potential! #MaterialsMonday TÜV SÜD and Rosswag Engineering have teamed up for many years to pioneer the future of certified Additive Manufacturing for pressure equipment. This collaboration ...

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AISI 4140 Q&T Steel for Industrial Applications

Unlock the full potential of industrial parts with our third most printed material 🗝️🏭 Dive into the future with AISI 4140 / 1.7225 / 42CrMo4 Q&T steel from Rosswag Engineering, specifically qualified and optimized for 3D printing applications. ...

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Metal AM for Sustainability

🚀 Exploring the Frontier of Sustainable Engineering Applications with Metal AM 🚀 #MaterialsMonday In our relentless pursuit of innovation, we're thrilled to spotlight our latest sucess regarding the R&D project "ERBE", which focuses on ...

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A Silent Saboteur in Metal AM!

😈 Moisture: A Silent Saboteur in Metal AM! #MaterialsMonday In the intricate world of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), even a low percentage of moisture can be a foe to tool steels. Why? Moisture, often overlooked, can lead to the formation of cracks ...

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Metal AM Material Landscape

Which Metal Dominates the 3D Printing Market ❓ #MaterialsMonday 🌟 Exciting times in the metal additive manufacturing (AM) world! A recent analysis by Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR) reveals fascinating trends in metal usage in 3D printing. Let's ...

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VDM Alloy 699XA for part production

Can Advanced Alloys and #MetalAM elevate Petrochemical Manufacturing ❓The material VDM® Alloy 699 XA is currently equipped to produce the next generation of high-end parts on our SLM280 by Nikon SLM at Rosswag Engineering #MaterialsMonday 🛡️ Exceptional ...

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Fatigue Testing with Constellium Aheadd CP1

🚀 Exceeding Performance Standards with Rosswag's Fatigue Testing #MaterialsMonday When it comes to metal AM, the true test of innovation is endurance. Regarding the results of fatigue tests by Constellium, which where presented by Ravi Shavani last ...

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Powder Moisture

💧 Powder moisture ❌ An often underestimated problem in the #MetalAM process chain #MaterialsMonday Correct powder handling is crucial for the subsequent component quality in the LPBF process. If metal powder comes into contact with the ambient air, ...

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Materials for Heat-Exchangers and Pressure Equipment

How to produce functional optimized heat exchangers according to pressure equipment directive by #MetalAM ⁉️ Learn more in cooperation with TÜV Süd on #MaterialsMonday 3D-printed pressure equipments and heat exchangers need suitable materials and statistical ...

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Material Reference Data

Is your #MetalAM process state of the art ❓ Reliable reference material data is the key to new high-end applications in #MetalAM ☝️ Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung has published reference material data for titanium, nickel and stainless ...

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VDM Alloy 699 XA

VDM Metals Group VDM® Alloy 699 XA now qualified at Rosswag Engineering #MaterialsMonday This nickel-chromium-aluminum alloy patented by VDM Metals is characterised by an excellent metal dusting resistance and a pretty interesting material for ...

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Test the worlds hardest LPBF tool steel: Specialis®!

Interested in testing our Specialis®? World's hardest maraging tool steel for LPBF is ready to be send out to you! 📈 Learn more at #MaterialsMonday Rosswag Engineering did build test samples to be send out to anyone who is interested into challenging ...

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Aluminium Alloy Aheadd CP1 approved for Formula 1

Did you know our qualified material Aheadd CP1 by Constellium did get approved by Formula1 starting 2024? #MaterialsMonday Rosswag Engineering already qualified Aheadd CP1 with various specimens and is ready for new applications! Here are some key ...

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Worlds hardest AM tool steel: Specialis

World's hardest maraging tool steel for LPBF is ready for prototypes and series production 📈 Learn more at #MaterialsMonday With a big batch of Specialis® metal powder according to our exclusive material specification on stock we can finally start ...

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Research for Sustainability

🌟 Exciting Innovation Alert! Learn how Project "ERBE" is transforming the industrial landscape towards a greener future 💚 Discover how Rosswag Engineering is revolutionizing piston drum coatings for high-pressure axial piston pumps, reducing ...

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Certified Pressure Equipment

🚀 Additively manufactured and certified pressure equipment is empowering the uprising 💲 47.9 billion industry #MaterialsMonday Conventionally manufactured components for the process industry often have to meet the requirements of the European Pressure ...

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Optimat Network Participation

💥 OPTIMAT 💥 An innovation network to bring more optimized materials into Additive Manufacturing #MaterialsMonday Rosswag Engineering participated to push forward the development of additive manufacturing within a continuously growing consortium of ...

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Patent trends in AM materials

Patent trends in #MetalAM materials 📈 Can we expect an accelerated growth of new materials and alloys ❓ #MaterialsMonday According to a report from the European Patent Office there is a strong growth of metal alloy patents in the AM Industry. The polymer ...

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Pure Element Metal Powder

Sometimes it must be pure ☝️ #MaterialsMonday At Rosswag Engineering we are not only producing metal powder with standard and special alloys. From time to time we are also producing metal powders with pure elements like manganese, tin or iron. With ...

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Multi-parameter LPBF parts

One part and one material but tailored mechanical properties by LPBF processing ❓ Learn more about Muli-Parameter LPBF parts on #MaterialsMonday The optimized design of a component doesn't stop at its outer shapes. Next level in funcionally tailoring ...

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AM IN625 tensile strength at high temperatures

Unlock high temperature applications with superior mechanical properties of our IN625 #MaterialsMonday Nickel-based super alloys are widely used in Additive Manufacturing and high-temperature applications. At Rosswag Engineering we investigated the ...

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Optimized laser exposure strategies

OptiAdd R&D Project: Optimized process control with innovative laser exposure strategies on #MaterialsMonday Normal stripe exposure quickly reaches its limits - especially when it comes to materials that tend to have high residual stresses. In ...

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AluScaL project - New high-strength Aluminium-Scandium alloys

Rosswag Engineering, a leading supplier of special metal powders, high-quality components and qualification services in the field of Metal AM, participates in the R&D project AluScal: Lightweight design with high-strength aluminium-scandium alloys ...

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Exponential growth in 316L parameter studies

Unlock new Aluminium #MetalAM Applications with Aheadd CP1 by Constellium #MaterialsMonday Our qualified Process Parameter for Aheadd CP1 is now available on AddiMap - The AM Platform for SLM Solutions systems. In contrast to the widely used industry ...

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LK-99 Super Conductor Hype

LK-99 - A super conductor at room temperature ❓ What a hype last week 😮
Are you as sceptical as the scientific community ❓ 🤔 We at Rosswag Engineering currently have no disruptive superconductor material qualified for #MetalAM 😥
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Invar36 for Metal AM

You know the Invar effect❓ #MaterialsMonday The relative lack of thermal expansion in relation with temperature changes was even awarded with the Nobel prize in 1920 🏆 The Iron Nickel Alloy Invar 36 / FeNi36 / 1.3912 is currently equipped on one ...

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Specialis tool steel ramps up

World's hardest maraging tool steel for LPBF is ramping up 📈 Learn more at #MaterialsMonday We received the first big batch of more than 300 kg Specialis® metal powder according to our exclusive material specification. Now we can finally start ...

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Multi-Parameter LPBF Parts

One material but tailored mechanical properties by LPBF ❓ Learn more about Muli-Parameter LPBF parts on #MaterialsMonday The optimized design of a component doesn't stop at its outer shapes. Next level in funcionally tailoring the properties of LPBF ...

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15-5 PH qualified

With the stainless martensitic steel 15-5 PH we added another alloy to our extensive material portfolio on today's #MaterialsMonday 15-5 PH (1.4545 / ASTM A564) is a stainless, martensitic and hardenable Cr-Ni-Cu Steel with high strength and ductility ...

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VDM® Alloy 699 XA in Qualification

VDM Metals Group VDM® Alloy 699 XA in Qualification on #MaterialsMonday This nickel-chromium-aluminum alloy patented by VDM Metals is characterised by an excellent metal dusting resistance and a pretty interesting material for next generation #MetalAM ...

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Quality Assurance Upgrade by AMiquam

What's the most efficient in-situ quality assurance system for LPBF ❓ #MaterialsMonday Thanks to the master thesis of Navesh Patel the system from Amiquam, we are now able to deliver a comprehensive and volumentric documentation of the #MetalAM part ...

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AlSi10Mg Process Parameter for EOS M290

Unlock your #Lightweigth Potential with AlSi10Mg on EOS M290 systems and increase your productivity 📈 #MaterialsMonday Today we're highlighting an AlSi10Mg process parameter for an EOS M290 with optimized productivity. The process parameter is additionally ...

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Material Datasheet for Pressure Equipment

How to dimension additively manufactured components in accordance with the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU ❓ #MaterialsMonday As part of our certification process, we derived a special material datasheet together with TÜV SÜD for the material ...

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Low-budget fatigue testing for AM parts

"Fatigue testing is too expensive - let's stick to tensile tests for AM parts" ⁉️ Does this sound familiar to you ❓ ➡️ We have the solution ❗ #MaterialsMonday ☝️ By the combination of an electrodynamic testing machine with the innovative ...

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Aluminium alloy Aheadd CP1 qualified

We added Aheadd CP1 from Constellium to our extensive #MetalAM materials portfolio on today's #MaterialsMonday 💥🚀 In addition to many test specimens, large-volume cylinder heads for automotive applications have already been produced successfully on ...

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AddiMap AISI 309 / 1.4828 Process Parameter

Unlock your #MetalAM Potential with AISI 309 / 1.4828 on AddiMap - The AM Platform on today's #MaterialsMonday Today we're highlighting AISI 309 (1.4828), a heat-resistant austinitic stainless steel for high-temperature applications. On the LPBF Process ...

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AddiMap at AMUG in Chicago

AddiMap at AMUG Additive Manufacturing Users Group) Conference Booth #70 on today's #MaterialsMonday Buy optimized parameters to double the build-up rate 🚀 Or sell unused data for money 🤑 These are just two of the many new business opportunities ...

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Tailored material properties

One material, one parameter set, one melt pool structure - but still tailor the material properties ⁉️ Unleash the full #MetalAM potential on #MaterialsMonday 🚀 Controlling the material properties and still obtain a consistent melt pool structure is ...

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New Aluminium alloy Aheadd® CP1

New aluminium alloy - new AM applications 🚀 Aheadd® CP1 from Constellium in qualification on #MaterialsMonday Aheadd® CP1 is a very promising alternative for the industry standard AlSi10Mg. Here are some key facts: ☑️ Al-Zr-Fe alloy system ...

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Rosswag installs the AMiquam monitoring system

Rosswag Engineering, a leading supplier of special metal powders, high-quality components and qualification services in the field of metal AM, installed the new AMiquam monitoring system based on EC sensor technology on their SLM 280 dual-laser machine. ...

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Survey Results for Material Innovations

We asked the #MetalAM community in which material groups you see the most innovations ✔️ Here are the results on #MaterialsMonday A clear victory for aluminium and titanium. Enough AM applications in the queue that are just waiting for the fitting ...

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42CrMo4 Q&T: Automotive Steel 42CrMo4/AISI 4140/1.7225

Q&T steel AISI 4140 / 1.7225 / 42CrMo4 with superior mechanical properties ready to #3DPrint 🚗⚙️💪 Plug&Print with AddiMap #MaterialsMonday The potential of #MetalAM for high-end automotive and industrial applications is enormous! And at Rosswag ...

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FAQS: 42CRMO4

Here you can find more helpful information regarding 42CrMo4. What is 42CrMo4? 42CrMo4 is a versatile medium-carbon low alloy steel with high strength and good hardenability. Its resistance properties can be increased through quenching ...

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DDMC 2023

Our vision for the future of AM parts: A uniform melt pool microstructure but locally tailored mechanical properties by LPBF processing 🚀 #MaterialsMonday Meet Gregor Graf at the "DDMC - Direct Digital Manufacturing Conference" in Berlin ...

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Trend for new AM materials continues!

The trend for new AM materials continues in 2023 🚀 Big support for our longtime strategy 💪 There are a lot of interesting articles to read about new materials for #MetalAM in the winter issue of the Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine and the 2022 ...

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Nickel-based Superalloy ABD-900AM

New material for high-temperature heat exchangers qualified 🆕🥳 Nickel-based superalloy ABD ® -900AM added to our extensive material portfolio ✅ #MaterialsMonday ABD ® -900AM from Aubert & Duval is optimized for high creep and tensile strength, ...

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AMiquam system installed

How do you check the quality of LPBF parts in-situ ❓ AMiquam technology installed successfully ✅ #MaterialsMonday Last week we installed the in-situ quality control technology from Amiquam on our SLM 280 from SLM Solutions. The wireless module with ...

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Metal powder snowballs for pre christmas season

Christmas feeling for today's #MaterialsMonday Our metal powder production at Rosswag Engineering is in a pre christmas mood. The CuSn alloy for the R&D project "ERBE" with main alloy component of tin turned out to form snow balls after ...

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WASPALOY: SUPER STRENGTH NICKEL ALLOY

Waspaloy for #MetalAM on today's #MaterialsMonday 🚀 At Rosswag Engineering we are the only AM service provider with this nickel super alloy in our portfolio. And you can now buy the right process parameter for it on AddiMap - The AM Platform Waspaloy ...

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FAQS: WASPALOY

Find the answers to your most frequently asked questions about Waspaloy. WHY HAS WASPALOY A HIGH TEMPERTURE STRENGTH? Waspaloy is composed from the solid elements nickel, cobalt, chromium and molybdenum as well as other alloying elements. ...

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Bend it til you break it

Bend it 'til you break it ↕️ World's fastest and cheapest fatigue testing for the qualification of #MetalAM materials scales up 🚀 At the moment more than 100 test samples are tested on our electro-dynamic test system to prove the statistical significance ...

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NEO Award Review

Review: NEO Innovation Award 🏆 for the world's fastest #MetalAM material qualification on #MaterialsMonday It has already been 1 year since Rosswag Engineering and Edelstahl Rosswag were awarded with the NEO #Innovation Award from Technologieregion ...

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LPBF Material Database

You know any #MetalAM service provider with more qualified materials ❓ Check our extensive material database on #MaterialsMonday Our approach: More qualified materials to enable more functional optimized industrial applications and thus leverage the ...

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Automotive Steel 42CrMo4 AISI 4140 1.7225

Your standard Q&T steel AISI 4140 / 1.7225 / 42CrMo4 with superior mechanical properties ready to #3DPrint 🚗⚙️💪 #MaterialsMonday The potential of #MetalAM for high-end automotive and industrial applications is enormous! And at Rosswag Engineering ...

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Ultrastrong titanium alloys

Highest specific strength 💪 Metal #3dprinting ultrastrong titanium alloys with an unique microstructure on #MaterialsMonday Applications in aerospace, automotive and energy industry all have one thing in common: The demand for high strength materials ...

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#MaterialsMonday on tour

#MaterialsMonday on tour 🚌🗺️ at Alloys for Additive Manufacturing Symposium 2022 Gregor Graf and Philipp Schwarz are contributing the experiences and service portfolios of Rosswag Engineering and AddiMap to the symposium and collecting new insights ...

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Voxel-graded materials on AAMS 2022

Build a part with a uniform melt pool microstructure but modify the hardness locally by more than 20 % in-situ during LPBF processing ❓ Meet Gregor Graf and Philipp Schwarz at the "AAMS - Alloys for Additive Manufacturing Symposium 2022" ...

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AAMS 2022 Preview

Meet the material experts for #MetalAM at AAMS 2022 from 12th to 14th of September #MaterialsMonday Rosswag Engineering will participate in the "AAMS - Alloys for Additive Manufacturing Symposium 2022" organized by conference chairman Prof. ...

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Nickel-based Alloys for AM

Nickel-based alloys in #MetalAM are widely used and some are also very well researched. Most AM end users probably use Inc625 or Inc718. However, there are many new and qualified superalloys that can usefully expand the range of applications🚀 What ...

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Specimen manufacturing

What's the influence of varying process parameters on fatigue strength of Inconel 625 ❓ Specimen production day at #MaterialsMonday There is a lot of literature regarding the influence of LPBF process parameters on static material properties. But the ...

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Nickel Base Alloy Inconel® 625

Nickel alloy Inconel® 625 ⏭️ Next material on our SLM Solutions systems and covered at #MaterialsMonday Inconel® 625 is a nickel-chromium-molybdenum-niobium alloy that exhibits excellent corrosion resistance to a variety of corrosive media. ...

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AISI 309 / 1.4828 for heat exchangers

On today's #MaterialsMonday we would like to introduce you our high-temperature steel AISI 309 / 1.4828 ♨️ This material was qualified at Rosswag to produce functional optimized, high-temperature heat exchangers as part of the funded MultiSchIBZ project ...

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Bronze coatings for plain bearings

Bronze coatings as solid lubricant for plain bearings 😮 Multi-Material application for #MetalAM In order to design a sustainable and resource efficient coating process, Rosswag Engineering produced several copper tin alloy powders by gas atomisation. ...

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AddiMap: Process Parameter Marketplace

Exciting news on #MaterialsMonday! All #MetalAM process parameters and material data will be available soon on the B2B marketplace of AddiMap - The AM Platform! Wait until Formnext - Where ideas take shape 2022 to join the marketplace community or ...

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Bronze alloy CuSn10 for Metal AM

Even though the Bronze Age is long gone we added the bronze alloy CuSn10 in our extensive #MetalAM portfolio because it is widely used in industry 🚀 CuSn10 exhibits high elongation at medium hardness with a good wear resistance. Additionally CuSn10 ...

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Fatigue Testing of AISI 4140

How to validate the fatigue strength of thin-walled #MetalAM parts made by a new material? #MaterialsMonday Do you know what happens to the fatigue performance of your #MetalAM parts due to varying process parameters or powder property changes and ...

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AAMS 2022

Meet the material experts for metal additive manufacturing at AAMS 2022 MaterialsMonday
This world-class event covers materials aspects of metal-based additive manufacturing technologies and is focused on the following topics: 🔵 Tailored alloys ...

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Upscaling MetalAM material diversity

When will we see an exponential scaling of MetalAM material diverstity ❓ Learn more on MaterialsMonday We are bullish, that the #MetalAM technologies need a broader material diversity to leverage its full technological and economic potential. Great ...

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Modified alloy compositions for Metal AM

Why to have an eye on the chemical alloy composition of your MetalAM materials 🔍 Learn more on MaterialsMonday We want to share a very interesting paper with you. The colleagues from Bochum, Wuppertal, Dortmund and Bremen published an article regarding ...

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Additive Manufacturing of Copper

Copper is used by humans from circa 8000 BC - and is finally also processed by additivemanufacturing at Rosswag Engineering MaterialsMonday We did our preliminary parameter studies with pure copper on our small Alpha Laser system. 200 W on a 50 µm ...

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Chemical Analysis for Material Qualification

Melting, remelting and re-remelting… It's not easy to be a MetalAM material 😰 But do you know what is finally in your #MetalAM part❓ A lot of material experts are fine-tuning the chemical compositions of MetalAM materials down to the smallest ...

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Biden announces AM Forward program

President Biden is pushing AdditiveManufacturing demand with announced AM Forward program. But isn't there something missing 🤔 MaterialsMonday What the AM Forward program is intended to do for the AM community: 🔵 OEMs like GE, Lockheed, Raytheon, ...

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Fatigue Testing 4140 42CrMo4 Metal Powder

Metal powder impact on fatigue strength of thin-walled AISI 4140 parts ↕️ Learn more what happens if the PSD of your metal powder changes on #MaterialsMonday Best use-case of our novel system to test fatique performance of your thin-walled AM parts ...

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Quiz: Metal Powder Craters

MaterialsMonday quiz for the MetalAM community 🤔 Have you ever seen such craters in metal powder and can you guess the cause ❓ In preparation for the last milestone meeting of our ReAddi research project, we made an astonishing discovery with frequently ...

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Special metal powders for AM

Various shades of special metal powders for a faster MetalAM industrialization on MaterialsMonday We believe that more qualified materials and better parameters will lead to more industrial applications and a faster technology adoption 💪🚀 ☑️ More ...

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Rapid qualification of Metal AM materials

Case study with Materialise, Zeiss Industrial Metrology and Senvol 🤝 Rapidly Qualifying New Alloys and Parameters for Laser Powder Bed Fusion 🚀 Together with these high-level partners, we worked in an industrial collaboration for an end-to-end parameter ...

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Ready for pressure equipment

How to produce parts by MetalAM according to the pressure equipment directive ❓ You definitely need a lot of samples and some statistics before 📊 MaterialsMonday When being certified by TÜV Süd for the production of high-quality metal powder and serial ...

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Fatigue testing for Metal AM

Validating the quality of MetalAM parts via static tests and micrographs is better than nothing - but not sufficient for part fatigue 🤔 #MaterialsMonday How do you test the fatique performance of your materials and especially regarding functionally ...

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New Specialis® paper released

Hard, harder … Specialis® 🔨 New paper for our exclusive high-performance Specialis® tool steel is now available 🆕MaterialsMonday Do you want to optimize your thermally stressed moulds, dies or tools with conformal cooling channels? Are ...

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More Metal AM materials with AddiMap

Your material is not yet qualified for Metal AM ❓ Get a free qualification worth €50,000+ on AddiMap | MaterialsMonday How to get that ❓ 🔵 Go to www.addimap.com and participate at the survey
🔵 One of the materials with the highest demand ...

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Metal AM materials selector

"… AM materials selector is seemingly highly sought by practitioners …" 🤔 MaterialsMonday Interesting outcome from the review paper "Alloy design and adaptation for additive manufacture". "Most materials processed ...

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Tailored Metal AM materials

You want it hard or soft ❓ Tailor the mechanical properties of your material to use full potential of the #MetalAM process ❗ Learn more on #MaterialsMonday Why just use the LPBF process for the production of complex parts, when you can also realize ...

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Invar36 for optoeletronics and sensor systems

You know the Invar effect ❓ The relative lack of expansion with temperature changes was even awarded with the Nobel prize in 1920 🏆 MaterialsMonday The Iron Nickel Alloy Invar 36 / FeNi36 / 1.3912 is currently equipped on one of our MetalAM LPBF systems ...

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Start the year with better LPBF parameters Materials Monday

✔️ Same system ✔️ Same material 🚀 Up to 86 % increased productivity of your LPBF processes 📈 Start the year 2️0️2️2️ with better LPBF parameters and earn more 🤑 MaterialsMonday Repost Machine runtime is still the primary cost driver in MetalAM❗ ...

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Nickel based Superalloys for demanding applications

MetalAM and nickel-based superalloys are the perfect combination for high-end applications - especially in demanding temperature ranges and extreme enviroments🚀 At Rosswag Engineering we have several nickel-based alloys in our material portfolio for ...

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Materials overview

You want to have a look at our extensive MetalAM material portfolio ❓ Come to our new subsite on #MaterialsMonday Have a first look in 🇩🇪: www.rosswag-engineering.de Google helps until we publish the translated English version: www-rosswag--engineering-de ...

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Fatigue Testing for Metal AM 42CrMo4 1.7225 Flat bending

↕️ Shake it like a … Q&T steel for highly dynamic applications on #MaterialsMonday How do you test the fatique performance of your materials and thin-walled parts ❓ We took our exclusive MetalAM Q&T steel 42CrMo4 / 1.7225 / AISI 4140 ...

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Fast-forward material qualifications Holistic Metal AM

Fast-forward #MetalAM material qualifications ⏩ The provided value of our process chain is more than just the linking of the single processes #MaterialsMonday Our vision since 2014: Build the world's most efficient qualification framework for new #MetalAM ...

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AlMgty Aluminium Fehrmann Metal AM successful qualification

More material choice for more successful and function-optimized applications in #MetalAM 🚀 🎅 Santa Claus fulfills our wish brings AlMgty80 on MaterialsMonday We don't need to atomize every material by our own, if there is someone like Santa Claus ...

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Tailor-made Metal AM materials LPBF

Why to use tailor-made MetalAM materials ❓ MaterialsMonday
A look in the future from Olaf Diegel and Terry Wohlers in the latest issue of Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine "Today, only a few alloys, such as Scalmalloy, have been developed ...

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Stop waiting for new Metal AM materials

Still waiting for new MetalAM materials to be qualified❓
We may have a solutions for you on MaterialsMonday 😉 We see an increasing demand for special MetalAM materials for new applications and products. But nobody wants to spend 6-figure sums ...

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Dual-Laser LPBF in slow motion

Synchronized 💥 Dual-Laser 💥 LPBF processing @ 400.000 fps ➡️ Unlock full potential of #MetalAM for voxel-graded materials 🚀 on #MaterialsMonday Why just use the LPBF process for the production of complex parts, when you can also realize function-optimized ...

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Metal AM materials at scale

#Metal AM materials at scale 📏📈 #MaterialsMonday
400 materials for forging vs. 40 materials for #3dprinting 😮 We see the lack of MetalAM industrialization every day, when we compare the materials inventory between Metal AM and forging in quantity ...

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When I grow up powder Metal AM part Specialis

When I grow up, I will be a …❓ Small particles with big dreams on #MaterialsMonday A small Specialis® particle produced by our atomizer can be transformed into many shapes by our LPBF Systems. But whether it ends up being a tool for stamping, ...

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42CrMo Metal AM Material Properties

Have you always wondered if #MetalAM materials can keep up with forged materials❓ Through extensive optimization, our team at Rosswag Engineering achieves significantly better mechanical properties with 42CrMo4 (AISI 4141) compared to conventional ...

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Dynamic Loads in Additive Manufacturing

Is Additive Manufacturing ready for dynamic loads❓ #MaterialsMonday The dynamic load capacity of AM parts is often a problem for highly stressed components. However, with the right parameters and heat treatments, AM materials are on par with conventional ...

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We want more Metal AM materials industrialization

Who cares about the fast qualification of new MetalAM materials ❓ MaterialsMonday We see an increasing demand for special MetalAM materials for new applications and products. But the industrialization of MetalAM is lagging behind because nobody wants ...

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Exclusive Metal AM materials by Rosswag

Ever wanted to use #MetalAM to optimize your product oder manufacturing process and the required material wasn't available ❓ That was our trigger to establish the world's fastest material qualification process for LPBF 🚀 #MaterialsMonday
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Dual-Laser LPBF Processing of Specialis®

🆕 Open Access paper: Unlock full potential of #MetalAM for voxel-graded materials with synchronized 💥 Dual-Laser 💥 LPBF processing 🚀 #MaterialsMonday Why just use the LPBF process for the production of complex parts, when you can also realize function-optimized ...

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Increase material variety Metal AM Forum MaterialsMonday

Will the industrialization of #MetalAM ❌ fail ❌ because nobody wants to take the costs and risks for material qualification ❓ #MaterialsMonday Harsh statement - but we see some strong indications:
❌ System providers focus on system sales and ...

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Specialis® Datasheet

Hard, harder … Specialis® 🔨 The datasheet for our exclusive high-performance maraging hot-work tool steel is now available 🆕🎉#MaterialsMonday Do you want to optimize your thermally stressed moulds, dies or tools with conformal cooling channels? ...

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Ultra-fast material qualification for Metal AM

While ultra-fast 🚀 grocery delivery 🥫 from Gorillas, Flink and others is a trend excessivly funded from VCs, we take a look at similarities to our ultra-fast material qualification for Metal AM #MaterialsMonday If you are cooking and miss an essential ...

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Exponential Growth of AM Material Patent Applications

Exponential growth of AM material patent applications ➡️ Is the exponential growth of qualified AM materials for industrial systems the next step ❓ 📈 The number of metal AM material patent applications increased from 163 to 532 in the years 2014 to ...

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AlMgty on #MaterialsMonday ?? Next generation of Aluminium materials for LPBF ??

After the successful qualfification of the AlMgty 80 metal powder by Fehrmann Alloys GmbH & Co. KG on our SLM 280 HL systems, we are ready to work on customer projects.
The AlMgty alloy offers great mechanical properties, a high corrosion resistance ...

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AM Materials Monday What is your next Metal

What is your next Metal AM Material ❓ #MaterialsMonday
Our world's fastest 🚀 qualification process for new LPBF materials offers unique added values to your development processes:
📅 Initial results from laboratory after 4 weeks ➡️ No time ...

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Function specific fatigue testing thin-walled AM parts

Since we offer tailored materials for metal AM, we also care about the safety of your applications, components and not to forget your health. Therefore we started to investigate the fatigue behaviour of AM-processed metals in the oscilating flat bending ...

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Rosswag adds fourth LPBF system to expand AM capabilities

MaterialsMonday 🔨 New high-strength tool steel alloy Specialis® featured in the x-technik Magazine 📰 With the AM alloy Specialis®, Rosswag has the exclusive access to a new solution for high-strength tooling applications in its unique material ...

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MaterialsMonday - I AM heat-treatable

Now it's getting more and more special. On this #MaterialsMonday we present you the first special alloy, which is well-known in conventional production technologies. Stay tuned and don't miss the information about our standard and special alloys during ...

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Materials Monday: 60 hrc hardness material

The requirements regarding the materials in use are steadily increasing in the AM market. As part of a GER-CAN research project (HiPTSLAM), the development of high-performance tool steels for AM is a promising topic regarding the acceptance of LPBF technology ...

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MaterialsMonday - How to start with a new AM material qualification?

Let's have a look on the initial steps for the metal powder production of a new high-strength tool steel.

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MaterialsMonday - Powder Processing

It's #MaterialsMonday again and we will give you some insights regarding our powder processing! Last week we introduced our high-quality metal powder production as an initial step for TRL 3. The subsequent steps to further optimize the powder processablity ...

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MaterialsMonday - I AM Duplex

And still every Monday is #MaterialsMonday and we will give you an insight into our extensive material portfolio. Stay tuned, take the chance to inform yourself about already published materials and don't miss the information about our other special alloys ...

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MaterialsMonday - I AM a Turbine

It's #MaterialsMonday again and we are happy to present you something very special. Stay tuned and don't miss the information about our standard and special alloys during the following weeks.

This week we present the Nickel-based Superalloy ...

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MaterialsMonday - I AM Stable

As always, the week starts with #MaterialsMonday. Stay tuned and don't miss the information about our standard and special alloys during the following weeks.

This week we present the Iron Nickel Alloy Invar36®.

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MaterialsMonday - I AM Strong

Every Monday is #MaterialsMonday and we will give you an insight into our extensive material portfolio. Stay tuned and don't miss the information about our standard and special alloys during the following weeks.

This week, we present the ...

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MaterialsMonday - I AM Stainless

We are starting a new series: Every week on #MaterialsMonday we will give you an insight into our extensive material portfolio.
Stay tuned and don't miss the information about our standard and special alloys during the following weeks.
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MaterialsMonday - I AM Lightweight

The series continues: Every week on #MaterialsMonday we will give you an insight into our extensive material portfolio. Stay tuned and don't miss the information about our standard and special alloys during the following weeks.

This week, ...

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