Global Patent Index - EP 2950950 A1

EP 2950950 A1 20151209 - SELECTIVE LASER MELTING / SINTERING USING POWDERED FLUX

Title (en)

SELECTIVE LASER MELTING / SINTERING USING POWDERED FLUX

Title (de)

SELEKTIVES LASERSCHMELZ-/SINTERVERFAHREN MIT EINEM SCHWEISSPULVER

Title (fr)

FUSION/FRITTAGE PAR LASER DE MANIÈRE SÉLECTIVE EN UTILISANT DU FLUX EN POUDRE

Publication

EP 2950950 A1 20151209 (EN)

Application

EP 14704988 A 20140131

Priority

  • US 201313755098 A 20130131
  • US 2014013972 W 20140131

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014120991A1] An additive manufacturing process (110) wherein a powder (116) including a superalloy material and flux is selectively melted in layers with a laser beam (124) to form a superalloy component (126). The flux performs a cleaning function to react with contaminants to float them to the surface of the melt to form a slag. The flux also provides a shielding function, thereby eliminating the need for an inert cover gas. The powder may be a mixture of alloy and flux particles, or it may be formed of composite alloy/flux particles.

IPC 8 full level

B22F 1/105 (2022.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B23K 25/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B22F 1/105 (2022.01 - EP US); B22F 10/25 (2021.01 - EP US); B22F 10/28 (2021.01 - EP US); Y02P 10/25 (2015.11 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2014120991A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014120991 A1 20140807; CN 105263667 A 20160120; EP 2950950 A1 20151209; JP 2016511697 A 20160421; KR 20150113149 A 20151007; RU 2015131615 A 20170307

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2014013972 W 20140131; CN 201480006187 A 20140131; EP 14704988 A 20140131; JP 2015556145 A 20140131; KR 20157023573 A 20140131; RU 2015131615 A 20140131