Metal Additive Manufacturing Laboratory
MAMLAdvancing the fundamental science related to metal AM technologies, innovations in component design, rapid prototyping and performance testing.
The Metal Additive Manufacturing Laboratory (MAML) in Argonne’s Nuclear Science & Engineering (NSE) Division is a rapid-expanding laboratory that features a suite of manufacturing and post-build treatment capabilities, focusing on advancing the fundamental science related to metal AM technologies, innovations in component design, rapid prototyping and performance testing.
Renishaw AM400 Laser Powder Bed Fusion System
- 400W laser optical system with a reduced beam diameter of 70 µm
- 250 mm × 250 mm × 300 mm build volume
- Flexible and rapid material changeover
- Open access material parameter editing
- Argon gas atmosphere
BeAM Modulo 250 Direct Energy Deposition System
- 500 W laser optical system
- 5 axis machine w/ Siemens 840D CNC Controller
- 2 powder distributors
- 400 mm × 250 mm × 300 mm build volume
- Controlled atmosphere
Post-build treatment
- Lindberg tube furnace, up to 1500°C
- Thermolyne box furnaces, up to 1100°C
Additive Manufacturing at the Advanced Photon Source
A simplified laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) system, capable of simulating the LPBF processes in commercial machines, was built at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. The system has been used at beamlines 32-ID-B and 1-ID-E for ultrafast x-ray imaging and high-speed x-ray diffraction experiments, respectively. Such in-situ observations of the LPBF processes provide invaluable information that helps to address the critical issues in AM associated with structural integrity, process optimization and phase control, and helps to build high-fidelity models.
