On August 10, 2026, Xi'an Aerospace Intelligent Manufacturing (a national-level "Little Giant" specialized and innovative enterprise) teamed up with Professor Chen Kai's team at Xi'an Jiaotong University to successfully achieve high-quality, stable forming of DZ125 and DD6 nickel-based superalloys—both highly crack-sensitive materials—using their self-developed M100 electron beam selective melting (EBSM) equipment. The core technology lies in a synergistic control pathway of "high-temperature preheating, melt pool morphology regulation, and scanning strategy matching": a discrete, fixed-point melting scanning approach replaces conventional continuous line scanning, allowing precise control of electron beam melt pool energy.
Validation through CT non-destructive testing, metallographic observation, and EBSD grain structure analysis confirmed that the specimens are free of internal cracks, porosity, lack-of-fusion, and other metallurgical defects, with the ability to achieve directed columnar or equiaxed grain growth as required. DZ125 and DD6 are critical materials for hot-section components such as aircraft engine turbine blades and are widely recognized in the industry as "unweldable" nickel-based superalloys. Traditional precision casting relies on mold cores and suffers from low yield rates, while laser additive manufacturing faces large temperature gradients and difficult-to-control thermal cracking.
This breakthrough provides a new domestic solution for manufacturing integrated aviation hot-section components with thin walls, hollow structures, and multiple cooling channels. The transition from "unweldable" to "high-quality forming" signals that additive manufacturing is challenging the irreplaceable position of traditional casting in the core hot-section components of aircraft engines.
Value for powder buyers: ① DZ125/DD6 powders are high-value-added, aviation-grade superalloy powders; while current annual domestic demand is limited (hundreds of tons), unit prices far exceed those of conventional nickel-based powders. ② The EBSM breakthrough opens new possibilities for powder metallurgy routes to replace precision casting; if scaled to engineering application, it will drive demand for directionally solidified/single-crystal superalloy powders like DZ125/DD6. ③ These specialty powders require extremely high sphericity and purity during production (via PREP or EIGA), and only a few manufacturers have the capability, making this a high-barrier niche market.
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西空智造联合西交大突破DZ125/DD6"不可焊"镍基高温合金EBSM高质量成形
2026年8月10日,国家级专精特新"小巨人"西空智造联合西安交通大学陈凯教授团队,依托自研M100型电子束选区熔化(EBSM)设备,成功实现DZ125和DD6两种高裂纹敏感镍基高温合金的高质量稳定成形。技术核心为"高温预热—熔池形貌调控—扫描策略匹配"形性协控路径:采用离散式定点熔化扫描替代传统连续线扫描,精准调控电子束熔池能量。
经CT无损探伤、金相观测、EBSD晶粒组织多维度验证,试样内部无裂纹、孔隙、未熔合等冶金缺陷,可按需实现定向柱状晶或等轴晶生长。DZ125与DD6是航空发动机涡轮叶片等热端部件的关键材料,属于行业公认的"不可焊"镍基高温合金——传统精密铸造依赖模具型芯、良品率低,激光增材则温度梯度大、热裂纹难管控。
该突破为薄壁、空心、多冷却通道一体化航空热端部件制造提供了全新的国产化解决方案。从"不可焊"到"高质量成形",意味着增材制造正在挑战传统铸造在航空发动机核心热端部件领域的不可替代地位。
对粉末采购商的价值:① DZ125/DD6粉末属于高附加值航空级高温合金粉末,目前国内市场年需求量有限(百吨级),但单价远高于常规镍基粉末 ② EBSM技术的突破为粉末冶金路线替代精密铸造开辟了新可能,若走向工程化将拉动DZ125/DD6等定向凝固/单晶高温合金粉末需求 ③ 这类特种粉末的制备(PREP或EIGA)对球形度和纯净度要求极高,仅有少数厂商具备能力,属于高壁垒细分市场。