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The SuperDraco differs from most rocket engines in that its combustion chamber is 3D printed by direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), where complex metal structures are printed by using a laser to build the object out of metal powders one thin layer at a time. The regeneratively-cooled combustion chamber is made of inconel; a family of nickel-chromium alloy that’s notable for its high strength and toughness, and is also used in the Falcon 9’s Merlin engine.

http://www.gizmag.com/superdraco-test/32292/


16 posted on 05/29/2014 9:05:27 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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Thanks!


23 posted on 05/30/2014 6:25:42 AM PDT by null and void (Disarm Hollywood! No Guns for Box Office!)
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