A 3D printing method providing an improved manufacturing process by providing a plurality of layers forming at least a part of the component, wherein the plurality of layers contains at least one first layer part and at least one second layer part, wherein the at least one first layer part and the at least one second layer part have been manufactured with different manufacturing speeds.

A 3D printing method providing an improved manufacturing process by providing a plurality of layers forming at least a part of the component, wherein the plurality of layers contains at least one first layer part and at least one second layer part, wherein the at least one first layer part and the at least one second layer part have been manufactured with different manufacturing speeds.

Disclosed are an R-T-B-based permanent magnet material, a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The R-T-B-based permanent magnet material comprises R, B, M, Fe, Co, X and inevitable impurities, wherein: (1) R is a rare earth element, and the R includes at least Nd and RH, M being one or more of Ti, Zr and Nb, and X including Cu, “Al and/or Ga”; and (2) in percentage by weight, R: 30.5-32.0 wt%, B: 0.95-0.99 wt%, M: 0.3-0.6 wt%, X: 0.8-1.8 wt%, and Cu: 0.35-0.50 wt%, and the balance is Fe, Co and inevitable impurities. According to the present invention, under the condition of 0.3-0.6 wt% of a high melting point metal, a permanent magnet material with an excellent magnet performance and a good squareness is obtained.

Disclosed are an R-T-B-based permanent magnet material, a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The R-T-B-based permanent magnet material comprises R, B, M, Fe, Co, X and inevitable impurities, wherein: (1) R is a rare earth element, and the R includes at least Nd and RH, M being one or more of Ti, Zr and Nb, and X including Cu, “Al and/or Ga”; and (2) in percentage by weight, R: 30.5-32.0 wt%, B: 0.95-0.99 wt%, M: 0.3-0.6 wt%, X: 0.8-1.8 wt%, and Cu: 0.35-0.50 wt%, and the balance is Fe, Co and inevitable impurities. According to the present invention, under the condition of 0.3-0.6 wt% of a high melting point metal, a permanent magnet material with an excellent magnet performance and a good squareness is obtained.

Provided is a method of producing a target material with reduced particle generation during sputtering, which is a method of producing a sputtering target material whose material is an alloy M, including a sintering step of sintering a mixed powder obtained by mixing a first powder and a second powder. A material of the first powder is an alloy M1 in which the proportion of a B content is from 40 at. % to 60 at. %. A material of the second powder is an alloy M2 in which the proportion of a B content is from 20 at. % to 35 at. %. The proportion of a B content in the mixed powder is from 33 at. % to 50 at. %. A metallographic structure including a (CoFe).sub.2B phase and a (CoFe)B phase is formed in the sintering step. A boundary length per unit area Y (1/μm), which is obtained by measuring a boundary length between the (CoFe).sub.2B phase and the (CoFe)B phase using a scanning electron microscope, and a proportion X (at. %) of a B content of the alloy M satisfy the expression

Y<−0.0015×(X−42.5).sup.2+0.15.

Provided is a method of producing a target material with reduced particle generation during sputtering, which is a method of producing a sputtering target material whose material is an alloy M, including a sintering step of sintering a mixed powder obtained by mixing a first powder and a second powder. A material of the first powder is an alloy M1 in which the proportion of a B content is from 40 at. % to 60 at. %. A material of the second powder is an alloy M2 in which the proportion of a B content is from 20 at. % to 35 at. %. The proportion of a B content in the mixed powder is from 33 at. % to 50 at. %. A metallographic structure including a (CoFe).sub.2B phase and a (CoFe)B phase is formed in the sintering step. A boundary length per unit area Y (1/μm), which is obtained by measuring a boundary length between the (CoFe).sub.2B phase and the (CoFe)B phase using a scanning electron microscope, and a proportion X (at. %) of a B content of the alloy M satisfy the expression

Y<−0.0015×(X−42.5).sup.2+0.15.

An apparatus and a method for continuous solvothermal synthesis of nanoparticles, are provided. The apparatus includes an inlet section, a reactor section, a flexible quenching unit, and an outlet section. The inlet section separately receives reactants including the solvent and a precursor solution that are allowed to flow into the reactor section. The reactor section includes multiple spiral turns such that each of the spiral turns includes a helical channel followed by a counter-helical channel for enabling mixing of the reactants to cause solvothermal reactions between them. The counter-helical channel changes the direction of flow of reactants upon flow of said reactants from the helical channel to the counter-helical channel. The flexible quenching section enclosing a portion of the reactor section quenches a slurry formed as a result of the solvothermal reactions, wherein the slurry includes the nanoparticles of targeted characteristics. The outlet section facilitates withdrawal of the slurry.

A retort for thermally processing sinterable objects including a retort body having an interior cavity configured to receive at least one part for sintering. The retort body includes a retort inlet, a fore volume, an inlet plenum, an outlet plenum and a retort outlet. The retort inlet is configured to be fluidly connected to a process gas inlet tube and receive a flow of process gas. The retort inlet is fluidly connected to the fore volume, the fore volume being configured to receive a cleansing object. The fore volume is fluidly connected to the inlet plenum, which is fluidly connected to the interior cavity, which is in turn fluidly connected to the outlet plenum. The outlet plenum is fluidly connected to the retort outlet which is configured to be fluidly connected to an effluent gas outlet tube via a Peclet sealing element.

A retort for thermally processing sinterable objects including a retort body having an interior cavity configured to receive at least one part for sintering. The retort body includes a retort inlet, a fore volume, an inlet plenum, an outlet plenum and a retort outlet. The retort inlet is configured to be fluidly connected to a process gas inlet tube and receive a flow of process gas. The retort inlet is fluidly connected to the fore volume, the fore volume being configured to receive a cleansing object. The fore volume is fluidly connected to the inlet plenum, which is fluidly connected to the interior cavity, which is in turn fluidly connected to the outlet plenum. The outlet plenum is fluidly connected to the retort outlet which is configured to be fluidly connected to an effluent gas outlet tube via a Peclet sealing element.

A three-dimensional printing system includes a print bed and a shelf insertion mechanism for inserting a shelf of one or a plurality of auxiliary shelves into a print volume between the print bed and a printer head. A printer assembly is configured to deposit layers of material within the print volume to form one or more objects on a support platform, the support platform including the print bed or an auxiliary shelf that is inserted into the print volume by the shelf insertion mechanism. A controller is configured to control the shelf insertion mechanism to insert an auxiliary shelf between the print bed and a printer head of the system after formation of the objects on that support platform by the printer assembly is complete.