Case Study: NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre achieves first-to-market high-strength 3D printable aluminum alloy with Citrine Informatics

NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre cuts materials discovery from years to days with Citrine Informatics

The customer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre, faced a challenge in additive manufacturing, needing a lightweight, high-strength aluminum alloy suitable for 3D printing in aerospace applications. They worked with vendor Citrine Informatics, who utilized its artificial intelligence platform to help HRL Laboratories in this search for a new material.

Citrine Informatics implemented a materials informatics approach, using its platform to rapidly search through millions of material combinations. This identified the most promising candidates for HRL to test, resulting in the creation and commercialization of the first high-strength 3D printable aluminum alloy. This reduced experimental lab work from years to days and led to NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre becoming the first commercial customer for the new product.

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