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• Skuld will work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Rubble to Rockets (R2R) Program, which turns scrap metal into missile components. Skuld will help with alloy design, characterization, and...
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Skuld will work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Rubble to Rockets (R2R) Program, which turns scrap metal into missile components. Skuld will help with alloy design, characterization, and casting. Using AI, Skuld will analyze microstructure, determine properties, and perform spark testing. Spark testing is literally grinding metal to see what it is composed of. The company then hopes to make parts using its Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting (AMEC) process. The work will focus on wrought aluminum, such as 6061 and 7075.
Skuld’s AMEC process is already very inexpensive, able to produce parts using low-cost materials and printers. The process can also scale rather quickly, as you can add more printers and capacity in a granular way. Now the firm will be mak