Systems and methods for additive manufacturing for the deposition of metal and ceramic materials

    公开(公告)号:US11603589B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US16769661

    申请日:2018-12-05

    发明人: Patrick Morse

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of additive manufacturing that reduce or eliminates defects in the bulk deposition material microstructure resulting from the additive manufacturing process. An additive manufacturing system comprises evaporating a deposition material to form an evaporated deposition material and ionizing the evaporated deposition material to form an ionized deposition material flux. After forming the ionized deposition material flux, the ionized deposition material flux is directed through an aperture, accelerated to a controlled kinetic energy level and deposited onto a surface of a substrate. The aperture mechanism may comprise a physical, electrical, or magnetic aperture mechanism. Evaporation of the deposition material may be performed with an evaporation mechanism comprised of resistive heating, inductive heating, thermal radiation, electron heating, and electrical arc source heating.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR THE DEPOSITION OF METAL AND CERAMIC MATERIALS

    公开(公告)号:US20210180179A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US16769661

    申请日:2018-12-05

    发明人: Patrick Morse

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of additive manufacturing that reduce or eliminates defects in the bulk deposition material microstructure resulting from the additive manufacturing process. An additive manufacturing system comprises evaporating a deposition material to form an evaporated deposition material and ionizing the evaporated deposition material to form an ionized deposition material flux. After forming the ionized deposition material flux, the ionized deposition material flux is directed through an aperture, accelerated to a controlled kinetic energy level and deposited onto a surface of a substrate. The aperture mechanism may comprise a physical, electrical, or magnetic aperture mechanism. Evaporation of the deposition material may be performed with an evaporation mechanism comprised of resistive heating, inductive heating, thermal radiation, electron heating, and electrical arc source heating.