OptAM: Optimisation of superalloys for additive manufacture using computational methods

金属部件的增材制造（AM）正从研究转向商业应用。然而，迄今为止，合金开发的方法还没有设法考虑合金成分与增材制造加工难易程度之间的复杂关系。相反，为既定制造工艺开发的传统合金已以粉末或线材形式制造，以适应增材制造应用。然而，增材制造的长期成功将要求新合金的设计能够缓解制造问题，同时提供超越传统合金的性能。OxMet技术有限公司及其合作伙伴牛津大学开发了专有的“设计合金”软件，用于基因组启发的工程合金设计。该项目重点关注设计合金技术的应用，以加速金属增材制造新合金的优化。

The use of additive manufacturing (AM) for metallic components is moving from research to commercial application. However, to date, methods for alloy development have not managed to consider the complex relationship between alloy composition and ease of processing by AM. Instead, legacy alloys, developed for established manufacturing processes, have been manufactured in powder or wire form to fit AM applications. However, long-term success of AM will demand new alloys are designed to alleviate manufacturing issues whilst delivering performance beyond legacy alloys. OxMet Technologies Ltd and its partner, University of Oxford, have developed proprietary 'Alloys-by-Design' software for genomic inspired design of engineering alloys. This project focuses on the application of the Alloys-by-Design technology to accelerate the optimisation of new alloys for metal AM.