The additive manufacturing process can be compared to an overlap of welded layers, for this reason most of the materials need a heat treatment of stress relief, in order to release the internal tensions accumulated during the printing process.
Thanks to Carbolite Gero, which allows to obtain an inert atmosphere with less than 30ppm of O2, we are also able to perform other types of heat treatments (annealing, solubilization, etc.) minimizing surface contamination due to the presence of oxygen at high temperatures reached during treatments, optimizing the desired mechanical properties.