MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517093643 A) filed by Safran Aircraft Engines; and Safran Helicopter Engines, Paris, on Sept. 29, for 'metal powder for additive manufacturing process.'

Inventor(s) include Sistach, Hugo Jean-Louis; Lavignotte, Stephane; and Piette, Romaric Jean-Marie.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a metal powder for an additive manufacturing process, the metal powder comprising an alloy comprising by weight between 20% and 24% chromium, between 20% and 24% nickel, between 13.00% and 16.00% tungsten, between 0.02% and 0.12% lanthanum, between 0.05% and 0.15% carbon, between 0.20% and 0.50% silicon, at most 1.25% manganese, at most 3.00% iron, at most 0.015% sulfur, at most 0.020% phosphorus, at most 0.0001% bismuth, at most 0.0010% silver, at most 0.0010% lead, at most 0.015% boron, at most 0.0250% oxygen, at most 0.0200% nitrogen and less than 0.050% other elements in total, the balance being cobalt."

The patent application was internationally filed on Mar. 25, 2024, under International application No.PCT/FR2024/050383.

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