Abstract: Methods for producing aluminum metal matrix composite feedstocks are disclosed. A method in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure may comprise heating a metal into a liquid, spraying the liquid through a nozzle to produce droplets, directing a stream of ceramic particles to contact the droplets to form a compound material, the compound material comprising the droplets and the ceramic particles, and obtaining a powder from the droplets.

Abstract: Alloyed metals, and techniques for creating parts from alloyed metals, are disclosed. An apparatus in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises an alloy. An additive manufacturing alloy in accordance with the present disclosure may comprise magnesium (Mg) that is between 2.0 and 5.3% by weight, manganese (Mn) that is between 0.01 and 4.0% by weight, silicon (Si) that is between 0.1 and 1.5% by weight, zirconium (Zr) that is between 0.01 and 2.0% by weight, and aluminum (Al). In some cases, the alloy such as described in the previous sentence might not include Mg.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for forming powder. The formed powder may include an alloy of powder that can be used in additively manufacturing and powder metallurgy applications to create structures. The method and apparatus may deliver a source material having a first material composition, melt the source material to form a molten source material, vibrate a substate structure, the substrate structure including a substrate material having a substrate material composition, apply the molten source material to the vibrating substrate structure to obtain a powder, where a portion of the substrate material is selectively added to the molten source material such that the powder has a second material composition different than the first material composition, and control the second material composition of the powder based on the first material composition and the substrate material composition.

Abstract: Methods for repurposing waste materials, such as aluminum powder, are disclosed. A method in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure may comprise collecting a material in a container, the material comprising oxidized aluminum powder, processing the material, which includes heating the material to melt at least a portion of the oxidized aluminum powder, and forming the processed material into at least one component.

Abstract: Alloy materials and three-dimensional (3-D) printed alloys are disclosed. An alloy in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises aluminum, magnesium, and silicon wherein a composition of the alloy comprises from at least 5 percent (%) by weight to 20% by weight of silicon and from at least 7% by weight to 10% by weight of magnesium.

Abstract: Alloy materials and three-dimensional (3-D) printed alloys are disclosed. An alloy in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises cobalt, titanium, silicon, magnesium, zinc, manganese, zirconium, and aluminum, wherein a structure of the alloy as printed by a 3D printing process has a yield strength of at least 300 Megapascals and an elongation of at least 4 percent.

Abstract: Alloy materials and three-dimensional (3-D) printed alloys are disclosed. An alloy in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises magnesium, manganese, silicon, and aluminum (Al), wherein a structure of the alloy as printed by a 3D printing process has a yield strength of at least 230 Megapascals and an elongation of at least 9 percent.

Abstract: Alloyed metals, and techniques for creating parts from alloyed metals, are disclosed. An apparatus in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises an alloy. Such an alloy comprises magnesium (Mg), zirconium (Zr), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al), wherein inclusion of the Mg, the Zr, and the Mn produce a structure of the alloy, the structure having a yield strength of at least 80 Megapascals (MPa) and having an elongation of at least 10 percent (%).

Abstract: According to some configurations of the present disclosure, an alloy may include a composition that includes magnesium (Mg) that is approximately 1 to 5% by weight of the composition; silicon (Si) that is approximately 1 to 3% by weight of the composition; cobalt (Co) that is approximately 0.2 to 1% by weight of the composition; and aluminum (Al) that is a balance of the composition. In one configuration, the composition may further include one or more of nickel (Ni); titanium (Ti); zinc (Zn); zirconium (Zr); and/or manganese (Mn).

Abstract: According to some configurations of the present disclosure, an alloy may include a composition that includes magnesium (Mg) that is approximately 5 to 12% by weight of the composition; manganese (Mn) that is approximately 0.1 to 2% by weight of the composition; and silicon (Si) that is approximately 0.3 to 3% by weight of the composition; and aluminum (Al) that is a balance of the composition. In one configuration, the composition may further include one or more of iron (Fe), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), chromium (Cr), and/or yttrium (Y).