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02-01-2020, 04:03 AM #1
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Is aluminum 7075 printable?
Hello everybody
I am new to this forum and I have a beginner question. We manufacture jaws from high-strength 7075 aluminum. You can see how the parts look here: https://www.spannbacken.store
Now to my question: Is aluminum EN AW-7075 printable? We have to make special jaws regularly. If we only had to finish printed blanks it would be a great thing. Do you have a tip with which printer that would be feasible?
Warm greetings from Germany
Sven
PS: I hope you understand my English. :-)
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02-02-2020, 07:31 AM #2
how large are the jaws and what kind of budget are you looking at ?
Yes aluminium 7075 is available for 3d printing.
https://fabrisonic.com/3d-printing-m...be-3d-printed/
Also https://www.re3dtech.com/3d-composit...7075-aluminum/
Both of these machine setups will probably cost around the 150-200,000 euro mark.
I can find no price listing for the fabrisonic 1200 - the manufacturers say it is 'affordable' - but that can mean anything.
That's your best option anyway :-)
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02-04-2020, 01:10 AM #3
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Many thanks for your response
The jaws have different sizes from 30x30x70mm to 200x100x100.
I ask the companies for some information.
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03-06-2020, 02:47 PM #4
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My understanding with printed metal parts is that they will be similar to powered metal parts (for instance powdered metal gears). THey are not 100% dense and instead in the ~95% range. Because of that, they might not be a great fit for something with high compression loads like a set of jaws.
Then again, I might be completely wrong on this.
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03-06-2020, 11:32 PM #5
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Thank you for that thought. We absolutely have to try it.
Printer will print perfect...
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