AM of MAX Phase parts for applications in extreme environments

本项目旨在开发利用激光增材制造原位合成MAX相复合材料的技术。该项目预计将提高喷气发动机的燃油效率和推力，并为超音速应用制造更持久的部件。预期的结果包括完善的增材制造工艺，用于制造具有极端环境应用的形状复杂的高性能工程部件，以及提高脆性材料3D打印能力的新方法。这将通过解决其长期存在的瓶颈材料和加工问题，为航空航天和国防工业提供显著的好处。这些成果也提高了澳大利亚的制造能力。

This project aims to develop techniques to synthesize MAX Phase compound materials in-situ using laser additive manufacturing. The project expects to increase jet engine fuel efficiency and thrust, and to fabricate longer-lasting parts for supersonic speed applications. The expected outcomes include well-developed additive manufacturing processes to make high performance engineering components with shape complexity for extreme environment applications, and new methods to increase the 3D printability of brittle materials. This should provide significant benefits to aerospace and defense industries through solving their long standing bottleneck material and processing problems. The outcomes also enhance Australia’s manufacturing capacity.