GE9X Turbine Blade
- Additive Companion
- Aerospace
- 2020
- United States
Summary
Additive manufacturing offers a 30% reduction in the weight of each of the GE9X turbine blades and contributes a 10% increase in fuel efficiency compared with the GE90 engine that preceded it.
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Technology Details
- EBM
- Powder Bed Fusion
- Titanium Alumide
- Titanium Alumide
- Powder
- Milled
Process Steps
Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion
- 1
Application Profile
€€€€
€100–€499.99
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Highly Complex
Demands advanced, expert-level skill and deep technical expertise.
Full Production
Component
Commercial
★★☆
Can depend on fossil fuels and high energy use, but allows unconsumed material to be directly reused for printing without reprocessing, significantly reducing manufacturing waste. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
Professional
Lightweighting
Recognition
Providers Involved
- Colibrium AdditiveHardware Manufacturer
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