标题: America Makes Launches $12.4 Million Program to Evaluate AM Alloys for Military Components [打印本页] 作者: admin 时间: 2026-10-13 20:10 标题: America Makes Launches $12.4 Million Program to Evaluate AM Alloys for Military Components On October 13, 2026, Nanjixiong learned that America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining announced selected teams on October 12 for a $12.4 million “Maturation of Additive Metals Interchangeability” program. It will assess whether metal printing materials can replace conventional alloys in military weapon-system components.
The program aims to demonstrate that additively manufactured materials can meet or exceed the performance requirements of the alloys they replace. Teams will identify candidate components, establish performance metrics and generate validation data comparing key properties of additive and conventional materials.
Objectives include enabling use across multiple weapon systems, reducing repeated testing and shortening military materials qualification. Funding comes from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Office of Industrial Base Policy, as identified in the original article.
Nanjixiong's observation
Military materials qualification is a major barrier to defense adoption. Establishing interchangeability standards could substantially lower that barrier.
Source: Business Journal Daily, October 12, 2026.
AI-translated from an article by Kuaixiong on Nanjixiong, originally published on 2026-10-13. Text and images retain the original source attribution. Read the original Chinese article
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