Material producer Alloyed Ltd has secured funding from the ATI Programme for an ambitious £1 million project to accelerate the development of ABD®-1000AM®, a next-generation nickel-based superalloy designed for additive manufacturing.
The project, undertaken in collaboration with aircraft engine and component maker ITP Aero and Cranfield University, aims to enhance the capabilities of ABD®-1000AM®, a material specifically engineered to withstand the laser powder bed fusion printing process without cracking.
The 3D printed ABD®-1000AM® components will be vital for the ultra-efficient jet engines of the future, which will require parts manufactured in intricate geometries from materials capable of surviving the high temperatures and harsh conditions of combustion.
This project is one of several ongoing collaborations between Alloyed and the ATI Programme, including the development of a high-strength aluminium alloy for aerospace applications and a £14 million initiative focused on a digital qualification platform to streamline the certification process for flight-ready 3D-printed components.
A closer look at Alloyed’s nickel-based superalloy
ABD-1000AM is a high temperature nickel-based superalloy ideal for gas turbines across aerospace propulsion and industrial power generation.
To develop this material, Alloyed draws on its expertise in the computational design and optimisation of metallic materials. It combines this with the development of advanced additive manufacturing (AM) and post-processing strategies.
Among other partners, one counts the team at the National High Temperature Surface Engineering Centre which will apply its decades of experience in researching coatings to the development of a protective coating tailored for the ABD®-1000AM®.
Six years following its debut in the AM market, the UK government and other research institutes have acknowledged the company’s expertise.
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