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Systems and Methods for Fabricating Objects Including Amorphous Metal Using Techniques Akin to Additive ManufacturingSystems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention fabricate objects including amorphous metals using techniques akin to additive manufacturing. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating an object that includes an amorphous metal includes: applying a first layer of molten metallic alloy to a surface; cooling the first layer of molten metallic alloy such that it solidifies and thereby forms a first layer including amorphous metal; subsequently applying at least one layer of molten metallic alloy onto a layer including amorphous metal; cooling each subsequently applied layer of molten metallic alloy such that it solidifies and thereby forms a layer including amorphous metal prior to the application of any adjacent layer of molten metallic alloy; where the aggregate of the solidified layers including amorphous metal forms a desired shape in the object to be fabricated; and removing at least the first layer including amorphous metal from the surface.
Document ID
20170001986
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Hofmann, Douglas
Date Acquired
March 3, 2017
Publication Date
February 28, 2017
Subject Category
Metals And Metallic Materials
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-9,579,718
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-14/163,936
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