Tanbium, a novel advanced refractory alloy powder, will be explored for the first time for space applications. So far, the material’s capabilities have been assessed in an R&D project where it was optimized for other space components with demanding property requirements, produced via L-PBF and DED.
UK-based material producer Metalysis will develop and supply the material as part of a European Space Agency (ESA)–funded programme.
The ESA-funded Skyrora space propulsion project
The partnership forms part of Skyrora’s award from ESA’s General Support Technology Programme (GSTP). Phase one will run for nine months and focus on de-risking the material production and testing its application via Additive Manufacturing (AM). The developed Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloy (RCCA), Tanbium, will be manufactured by Metalysis and demonstrated in rocket engine components using Skyrora’s in-house additive manufacturing system, Skyprint 2.
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