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Lithoz and ORNL Are Working Together to Develop High-Performance 3D Printing Ceramics
It is no secret that ceramics are often used to make parts in various sectors. Indeed, they are often used in industries like aerospace, defense and industry thanks to their incredible properties and strength. Notably, ceramics are well-known for their…
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It is no secret that ceramics are often used to make parts in various sectors. Indeed, they are often used in industries like aerospace, defense and industry thanks to their incredible properties and strength. Notably, ceramics are well-known for their ability to withstand very high temperatures. In the latest news, in order to further drive forward development in the field of high-temperature ceramics, the Austrian company Lithoz GmbH and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) of the US Department of Energy have concluded a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), as announced by Lithoz on December 5.
The focus of this cooperation agreement for research and development is to use Lithoz’s 3D printing technology to conduct further research in the field of processing non-oxide ceramics in additive manufacturing. The partners are therefore working together to produce 3D-printed non-oxide ceramic parts that can withstand extremely high temperatures. In this way, the participants hope to make the additive manufacturing of these ceramics scalable for industry.
“This project will build on ORNL’s years of research in developing and testing high-temperature materials and ceramics. By combining our expertise with Lithoz 3D printing capabilities, we have the potential to change the concept of high-temperature ceramics processing for heat exchange, aerospace and defense applications,” explained Corson Cramer, Extreme Environment Materials Processing Group staff scientist at ORNL.
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