Ensuring the safety and reliability of C103 in space additive manufacturing

The safety and reliability assurance system of C103 niobium-hafnium alloy in space additive manufacturing includes the following key technical links:
1. Full process control

Control stage Key technical measures Implementation standards
Powder preparation - Oxygen content control <300ppm
- Sphericity >95%
ASTM B964
Forming process - Laser power fluctuation ±1.5%
- Layer thickness error <5μm
TNASA-STD-6032
Post-processing NHIP densification (1,150°C/100MPa/4h)
Electrolytic polishing Ra <0.8μm
AMS 4999A
2. Digital verification system
• Multi-physics simulation: By integrating the thermal-structural-fluid coupling model, the deformation behavior of the component under vacuum thermal cycle (-150°C to 1,200°C) is predicted with an accuracy of ±3%1
• Process digital twin: Establish a dynamic monitoring system for laser molten pool, collect 300+ parameters such as molten pool temperature (sampling rate 1MHz), number of spatter particles, etc. in real time

3. Advanced detection technology
Key quality indicator detection:
• X-ray CT detection: resolution of 5μm, can identify internal defects
• Laser ultrasonic detection: surface crack detection rate > 99.9%
• Residual stress analysis: neutron diffraction method measures stress distribution in depth

4. Extreme environment verification
Typical verification projects:
1. Thermal vacuum test:
• Simulate GEO orbit environment (10-6 Pa, ±150°C cycle)
• Pass standard: 500 cycles without performance degradation

2. Atomic oxygen erosion test:
• Flow rate 2×1015 atoms/cm2·s, cumulative exposure 1,000 hours
• Mass loss rate <0.1mg/cm2

3. Vibration fatigue test:
• Random vibration spectrum 20-2000Hz, total RMS acceleration 15Grms
• Pass standard: 5 minutes on each of the 3 axes with no structural damage