Evaluating the Thermal Performance of Topology Optimized Low-Cost 3D Printed Heat Sink Made of Copper
Paper published to ProQuest May 2021 https://www.proquest.com/openview/916e1701ce3a144d4519bfde650ce60f/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
Prediction of Dimensional Changes of Low-Cost Metal Material Extrusion Fabricated Parts Using Machine Learning Techniques
Paper published to MDPI 23 April 2021 https://thevirtualfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/21-04-Prediction-of-Dimensional-Changes-of-Low-Cost-Metal-Material-Extrusion-Fabricated-Parts-Using-Machine-Learning-Techniques.pdf
Rheology scaling of spherical metal powders dispersed in thermoplastics and its correlation to the extrudability of filaments for 3D printing
Paper published to ScienceDirect 23 March 2021 https://thevirtualfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/21-03-Arizona-State-University-Rheology-scaling-of-spherical-metal-powders-dispersed-in-thermoplastics-and-its-correlation-to-the-extrudability-of-filaments-for-3D-printing-by-Amm-Hasib.pdf
You’re going to make some beautiful things
In a recently published webinar about sintering Filamet™, our sintering partner, David Lawson of Sapphire3D, used the phrase “development-minded.” As in, you have to be development-minded in this process. What does that mean in the context of FFFMetal and The Virtual Foundry? You’re going to have to work a little bit. We don’t have all
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Fused Filament Fabrication of Metallic Components for Semi-professional and Home Use
“State-of-the-art 3D-printing with metal filaments based on the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) process is discussed in this paper, by a literature review and own printing tests. Commercially available metal filaments (composites with metal powder content) are flexible enough to be processed on a low budget 3D-printer and, by debinding and sintering the produced objects, it
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Preliminary investigation into metal-material extrusion
Paper published to Springer on 14 September 2020
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Microstructure and Phase Analysis of 3D-Printed Components Using Bronze Metal Filament
“Typical metal 3D printing processes with powders require either a laser or electron beam as the heating source. In this work, an alternative non-expensive metal 3D printing process based on the fused deposition modeling process using metal filled filament is studied. Using bronze filament as a feedstock, the microstructures, phases, compositions of the filament, as-printed,
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New plasma atomization reactor enables The Virtual Foundry to expand its range of exotic metals
As part of The Virtual Foundry’s continuing efforts to help its customers develop unique materials with exceptional physical properties for additive manufacturing, the advanced material science company has acquired a plasma atomization reactor. This device uses plasma to melt and atomize metal, creating small, uniform, dense and spherical metal powders that are ideal for additive