RT Conference Proceedings T1 Binder Jetting Of Hardmetals: A Comparative Study Of Microstructures And Properties Of Different Commercial Powders A1 Azurmendi, Naiara A1 Lores, Asier A1 Agote, Inigo A1 Fernandes, Cristina A1 Figueiredo, Daniel AB Additive manufacturing of hardmetals is gaining attention, due to the possibility of fabricating complex shaped parts and new functional designs. Comparing to laser-based AM processes, binder jetting appears to be a more promising technology for hardmetals, due to its low-cost, fast manufacturing process that produces stress and crack-free parts with isotropic properties. In the present work, properties of two different plasma spherodized commercial powders (AMWC701 and AMWC702 grades) have been characterized and printed with binder jetting technology. In addition, final properties of the printed parts sintered in a Sinter-HIP furnace at two different temperatures (1455°C and 1480°C) have been evaluated. Density, shrinkages, microstructure and hardness have been analysed. Best results were obtained with AMWC702 grade sintered at 1455°C, where near full density was obtained (>99%). Measured Vickers hardness was 1227 HV30, which is coherent with the microstructural analysis and close to medium-grained commercial products. PB European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) SN 9781899072552 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2404 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2404 LA eng NO Azurmendi , N , Lores , A , Agote , I , Fernandes , C & Figueiredo , D 2022 , Binder Jetting Of Hardmetals : A Comparative Study Of Microstructures And Properties Of Different Commercial Powders . in World PM 2022 Congress Proceedings . World PM 2022 Congress Proceedings , European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) , World PM 2022 Congress and Exhibition , Lyon , France , 9/10/22 . NO conference NO Publisher Copyright: © European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) DS TECNALIA Publications RD 30 jul 2024