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3D Printed Rocket Engine

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rsterne:
The future of manufacturing....



A laser powder directed energy deposition (LP-DED) 3D printer at RPM Innovations’ facility additively manufactures a large-scale aerospike rocket engine nozzle from one of Elementum 3D’s specialized, 3D-printable aluminum alloys.
RPM Innovations Inc....



A rocket engine nozzle 3D printed from Elementum 3D’s A6061 RAM2 aluminum alloy undergoes hot fire testing at Marshall Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/technology/tech-transfer-spinoffs/printed-engines-propel-the-next-industrial-revolution/

https://techport.nasa.gov/view/116373

Bob

Madd Hatter:
I can't believe the aluminum held up to that heat.😱 I could see it if they ran the lox through the cone but without it it seems to me that it would melt.

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