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Science & ResearchAug 26, 2026

Experimental Characterization of Additively Manufactured Metallic Alloys for Electric Propulsion Applications

This work explores the sputtering of additively manufactured (AM) materials for use in gridded ion source applications.

This work explores the sputtering of additively manufactured (AM) materials for use in gridded ion source applications. The first part of the paper uses 316L stainless steel as an example to demonstrate that additively manufactured material does not exhibit adverse sputtering…

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