A Small Change in Surface Structure Makes Metal 3D Printed Parts Completely Hydrophobic!

A Small Change in Surface Structure Makes Metal 3D Printed Parts Completely Hydrophobic!

According to 3D Printing Technology Reference, a joint team from the University of Tennessee’s Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering and the University of Waterloo’s Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering has manufactured AlSi10Mg aluminum alloy with a highly hydrophobic structure and fully hydrophobic 4340 steel using the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) 3D … Read more