Example 7

Stearic acid was mixed with copper (5 g SA:50 g Copper) or steel (15 g SA:100 g Steel), heated and deposited onto a surface to build up objects (FIG. 16).

The employed copper (SPHERICAL, APS 10 MICRON) had an average particle size around 10 micrometer.

The employed steel was a type 316-L (Mesh 325). Thus, the particles have a size equal to or below 44 mikrometer.

In sum, mixing metal powders with stearic acid enable heated deposition and subsequent solidification of the SA/metal mixture.

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