According to at least one aspect, a method of manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object comprising a plurality of materials is provided. The method comprises depositing a first material via additive manufacturing, removing at least some deposited material via subtractive manufacturing, and after removing the at least some deposited material, depositing a second material via additive manufacturing.

Method for the manufacture of a formulation comprising the steps of: i) providing a metal in liquid form; ii) spraying the metal or metal alloy of step i) through a stream of gas under pressure to obtain substantially spherical solid metal particles; iii) mixing the solid metal particles of step ii) and at least a fluoropolymer to obtain said formulation; iv) optionally applying the formulation of step iii) to a surface to obtain a coating, or optionally shaping said formulation to obtain a shaped material.

The present invention further relates to a formulation, a coating or a shaped material, preferably obtained through the method described.

Method for the manufacture of a formulation comprising the steps of: i) providing a metal in liquid form; ii) spraying the metal or metal alloy of step i) through a stream of gas under pressure to obtain substantially spherical solid metal particles; iii) mixing the solid metal particles of step ii) and at least a fluoropolymer to obtain said formulation; iv) optionally applying the formulation of step iii) to a surface to obtain a coating, or optionally shaping said formulation to obtain a shaped material.

The present invention further relates to a formulation, a coating or a shaped material, preferably obtained through the method described.

The present invention relates to a method of making a monolith having a plurality of channels extending therethrough, the method comprising,

providing a suspension of polymer-coated particles in a first solvent;

extruding the suspension from a primary orifice, while passing one or more second solvents from a plurality of secondary orifices arranged within the first orifice, into a third solvent, whereby a monolith precursor is formed from the polymer and particles,

and sintering the monolith precursor to form a monolith.

The present invention relates to a method for the production of a particle-containing aerosol, which includes comminutating a particle-containing cylinder. These aerosols are for example particularly suitable for use in the form of an aerosol stream in a coating process. The present invention further relates to particle-containing cylinders which can be dispersed and converted into aerosol form by simple methods.

A method of manufacturing a cemented carbide and/or cermet comprising the steps of: a) providing a powder comprising metal carbide and binder metal and optionally metal nitride(s); b) mixing the powder composition under vacuum; c) adding at least one organic binder to the powder composition; d) mixing the at least one organic binder with the powder composition under vacuum and raising the temperature to a predetermined temperature and keeping the temperature for a predetermined time until the organic binder has melted; e) subjecting the obtained mixture of step d) to forming and sintering processes; wherein one or more dispersing agents is added to the powder composition in step a).

A method of manufacturing a cemented carbide and/or cermet comprising the steps of: a) providing a powder comprising metal carbide and binder metal and optionally metal nitride(s); b) mixing the powder composition under vacuum; c) adding at least one organic binder to the powder composition; d) mixing the at least one organic binder with the powder composition under vacuum and raising the temperature to a predetermined temperature and keeping the temperature for a predetermined time until the organic binder has melted; e) subjecting the obtained mixture of step d) to forming and sintering processes; wherein one or more dispersing agents is added to the powder composition in step a).

A titanium sintered body contains an -phase and a -phase as crystal structures, wherein the average grain size of the -phase in a cross section is 3 m or more and 30 m or less, and an area ratio occupied by the -phase in a cross section is 70% or more and 99.8% or less. In the titanium sintered body, it is preferred that the average aspect ratio of the -phase in a cross section is 1 or more and 3 or less. It is also preferred that the titanium sintered body contains titanium as a main component, and also contains an -phase stabilizing element and a -phase stabilizing element.

A titanium sintered body contains an -phase and a -phase as crystal structures, wherein the average grain size of the -phase in a cross section is 3 m or more and 30 m or less, and an area ratio occupied by the -phase in a cross section is 70% or more and 99.8% or less. In the titanium sintered body, it is preferred that the average aspect ratio of the -phase in a cross section is 1 or more and 3 or less. It is also preferred that the titanium sintered body contains titanium as a main component, and also contains an -phase stabilizing element and a -phase stabilizing element.

Included is a method of preparing a compound for bonded magnets, the method including: coating a magnetic material having an average particle size of 10 m or less with a thermosetting resin and a curing agent at a ratio of the equivalent weight of the curing agent to the equivalent weight of the thermosetting resin of 2 or higher and 10 or lower to obtain a coated material; granulating the coated material by compression to obtain a granulated product; milling the granulated product to obtain a milled product; and surface treating the milled product with a silane coupling agent to obtain a compound for bonded magnets, the method either including, between the granulation and the milling, heat curing the granulated product to obtain a cured product, or including, between the milling and the surface treatment, heat curing the milled product to obtain a cured product.