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The 10th Metal Additive Manufacturing Conference (MAMC 2026) is being held in Vienna from November 10 to 12, organized by the Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials (ASMET). The conference covers nine themes, including metal AM powders, laser and electron beam melting, and aerospace and defense applications, with November 11 being the second day. This edition features a special Highlight session on additive manufacturing of refractory metals. Plansee, the University of Innsbruck, JEOL, and others are giving multiple talks on PBF-LB/M and PBF-EB/M forming of tungsten. Addressing tungsten's extremely high melting point, low-temperature brittleness, sensitivity to impurities, and cracking tendency, the talks explore grain-refining alloying strategies and electron beam process optimization, with the goal of matching or even exceeding the performance of conventionally powder-metallurgy-produced tungsten parts. Tungsten and other refractory metals are critical materials for nuclear fusion, defense, and high-temperature applications, and their AM forming has long been limited by powder quality and process windows. For powder buyers, impurity control and batch consistency of high-purity fine-particle tungsten powder are prerequisites for scaling refractory metal AM, and attention should be paid to tungsten powder specification developments from leading manufacturers such as Plansee.
2026-11-11On the afternoon of November 11, Beihang University hosted an academic lecture titled "New Advances in Additive Manufacturing-Based Design and Manufacturing of Aerospace Alloys," delivered by Lu Jian, Chair Professor at City University of Hong Kong and Academician of the French National Academy of Technologies. The lecture covered the process characteristics of additive manufacturing, metamaterial design, and artificial intelligence integration, systematically introducing typical defect control strategies and the principles of material property regulation, with a focus on progress in the design, manufacturing, and validation of ultra-high specific strength titanium alloys, including their application potential in aerospace and the low-altitude economy. Research interest in aerospace alloy additive manufacturing remains strong in academia, and the process-property relationship is a fundamental research theme underlying the application of superalloy and titanium alloy powders. For powder buyers, the validation of new grades such as ultra-high specific strength titanium alloys will drive demand for specialty titanium powders, and it is worth tracking their published data and powder grade requirements.
2026-11-11On November 10, CBC Metal Network reviewed the latest snapshot of the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Commerce Control List (CCL): boron and boron alloy powders fall within the scope of ECCN 1C011.b. Exports of boron powder and boron alloy powder (including high-boron ferroboron powder) with a particle size of 60 microns or less and a boron content of 85% or more require a license, with control reasons covering national security (NS), missile technology (MT), and anti-terrorism (AT). Ordinary metallurgical-grade ferroboron (boron content 14%–26%) is not controlled, and companies must self-classify item by item based on the dual parameters of particle size and boron content. Such high-purity fine-particle boron powder is mainly used for energetic additives in rocket propellants, energetic materials, and special metallurgy. In the same period, China's Ministry of Commerce's Measures for the Investigation and Enforcement of Export Controls on Dual-Use Items (Draft for Comment) is open for public comment until November 29, and boron-related export enterprises face stricter declaration and compliance system requirements. For powder traders, export compliance screening needs to be moved forward to the order-taking stage, with close attention to changes in classification boundaries and declaration procedures on both the US and Chinese sides.
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