SBIR/STTR Award attributes
FLame-assisted Additive Manufacturing (FLAMe) is a new method of AM in which the desired feedstock material is synthesized in a high temperature gas-phase combustion synthesis reaction and the resulting high temperature metal particles are accelerated and deposited onto a substrate in a user-defined pattern to construct a component. Gas-phase phase precursors allow for no limit on the melting point of the feedstock material produced and allow for uniform mixing of precursors to produce alloys, making the FLAMe system ideal for the AM of refractory metals/alloys. Furthermore, by depositing the particles in a high-temperature solid state, there is no need for a melt pool, thus reducing residual stresses and microcracking in the final component. Approved for Public Release | 22-MDA-11339 (13 Dec 22)
