America Makes and NCDMM Target Metal AM’s Corrosion Testing Problem

• America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have revealed the recipients of a newly funded initiative backed by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech). Totaling $1.3 million, the initiative, titled Corrosion of Additive – Tested At Component Scale (CATACS),  targets one of additive […]

America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have revealed the recipients of a newly funded initiative backed by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech). Totaling $1.3 million, the initiative, titled Corrosion of Additive – Tested At Component Scale (CATACS), targets one of additive manufacturing’s most persistent qualification barriers: the absence of standardized corrosion testing methods for metal AM parts destined for high-performance defense systems. CATACS will focus specifically on two critical application areas: corrosion in high-temperature environments and corrosion in thermal management systems. The America Makes facility in Youngstown, Ohio. Photo via America Makes. Corrosion Testing