A deployable manufacturing center (DMC) system includes a foundry module containing a metallurgical system configured to convert a raw material into an alloy powder, and an additive manufacturing (AM) module containing an additive manufacturing system configured to form the alloy powder into metal parts. The deployable manufacturing center (DMC) system can also include a machining module containing a machining system configured to machine the metal parts into machined metal parts, and a quality conformance (QC) module containing an inspection and evaluation system configured to inspect and evaluate the metal parts. A process for manufacturing metal parts includes the steps of providing the deployable manufacturing center (DMC) system; deploying the (DMC) system to a desired location; forming an alloy powder from a raw material using the deployable foundry module; and then forming the metal parts from the alloy powder using the additive manufacturing (AM) module.

Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for producing quantum particles (e.g., quantum dots) having a uniform size by vaporization of molten precursor droplets. More particularly, the present technology produces quantum dots by melting or liquefying solid and substantially pure precursor materials followed by production of uniformly sized droplets of molten precursor by use of a droplet maker into a microwave generated plasma torch.

A system includes a mobile platform that includes a metal powder production machine that receives solid and continuous metal and outputs a metal powder. The mobile platform further includes an additive manufacturing system that receives the metal powder and outputs a manufactured component.

An iron-based metal powder for ultra-high-speed laser cladding comprising chemical composition and mass percentage of the metal powder of: C 0.6?1.0%, Cr 17.0?20.0%, Ni 5.0?6.5%, Mn 2.0?4.0%, Mo 1.0?1.5%, Ti 4.0?6.0%, B 1.0?1.5%, N 0.08?0.15%, Si?0.5%, P?0.030%, S?0.030%, balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the particle size of the metal powder is 15?65 ?m, the fluidity is 16?20 s/50 g.

Methods are disclosed for producing product particles having a uniform size using a microwave plasma process. More particularly, methods of the present technology are used to manufacture product particles having a core at least partially surrounded by a shell. The core and shell of the product particles are chemically distinct. Methods of the present technology occur within a plasma chamber of a microwave plasma reactor and a microwave formed plasma is utilized to vaporize core precursor material.

The invention relates to a method for splitting an electrically conductive liquid, in particular a melt jet, comprising the steps providing the electrically conductive liquid which moves in a first direction (12) in the form of a liquid jet (10); and generating high-frequency travelling electromagnetic fields surrounding the liquid jet (10) which travel in the first direction (12) and accelerate the liquid jet (10) in the first direction (12), thereby atomizing the liquid jet (10).

A metal powder contains not less than 0.10 mass % and not more than 1.00 mass % of at least one of chromium and silicon, and a balance of copper. The total content of the chromium and the silicon is not more than 1.00 mass %. In accordance with an additive manufacturing method for this metal powder, an additively-manufactured article made from a copper alloy is provided. The additively-manufactured article has both an adequate mechanical strength and an adequate electrical conductivity.

A metal powder contains not less than 0.10 mass % and not more than 1.00 mass % of at least one of chromium and silicon, and a balance of copper. The total content of the chromium and the silicon is not more than 1.00 mass %. In accordance with an additive manufacturing method for this metal powder, an additively-manufactured article made from a copper alloy is provided. The additively-manufactured article has both an adequate mechanical strength and an adequate electrical conductivity.

A method for preparing high-toughness heat-resistant aluminum alloy armature material, comprises: heating and melting an aluminum ingot into an aluminum liquid; adding the following elements to the aluminum solution in mass percent: Ce 6-12%, Y 5-9.5%, Zr 0.5-3%, Mg 0.1-2.5%, X 0.15-2.5%, Fe 0.15-0.25%, Mn 0.05-0.15%, and Si 0.1-0.5%; forming an alloy solution and casting same into an alloy ingot; processing the alloy ingot into spherical alloy powder; subjecting the spherical alloy powder to selective laser melting and solidification forming to produce nano-scale Al.sub.11Ce.sub.3, Al.sub.3(Y, Zr), and/or Al.sub.3X intermetallic compounds distributed in a net-like skeleton structure in an aluminum matrix. The material of the present disclosure has low density, high-temperature resistance, high energy absorption rate and excellent electrical conductivity, and excellent mechanical properties at room temperature and high temperature.

A system includes a mobile platform that includes a metal powder production machine that receives solid and continuous metal and outputs a metal powder. The mobile platform further includes an additive manufacturing system that receives the metal powder and outputs a manufactured component.