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PhD candidate from Australia 3D prints steel tool that can cut through titanium
A PhD student from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia developed a 3D printed steel tool that is capable of cutting titanium alloys. Apparently, it will also be capable of cutting through traditionally manufactured steel tools. Though such a small tool,…
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A PhD student from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia developed a 3D printed steel tool that is capable of cutting titanium alloys. Apparently, it will also be capable of cutting through traditionally manufactured steel tools. Though such a small tool, this achievement could pave the way for increased applications of 3D printing in tool production.
As a result, PhD candidate Jimmy Toton won the 2019 Young Defence Innovator Award and $15,000 prize at the Avalon International Airshow. The project of his research was conducted with the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) and industry partner Sutton Tools at RMIT’s Advanced Manufacturing Precinct.
Jimmy Toton inspects 3D printed steel milling cutter; Photo: RMIT University
The steel milling cutters were produced using Laser Metal Deposition technology. In other words, the technology uses a system in which metallic powders are blown through a deposition nozzle and heated with a laser beam to form a metallic bead deposited layer by layer. The technology is also known as directed energy deposition (DED).
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