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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #33697 Short 3D-printing
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A  new  process  for  3D-printing  things  could  pave  the  way  for  lighter,  faster  aircraft  that    fly  further  on  the  same  amount  of  fuel.  Todays  Aeroplanes  are  held  together  with  thousands  of  metal  rivets  and  fasteners.  Thats  because  the  lightweight  but  strong  aluminium  alloys  used  for  their  frames  are  considered  unweldable.  Try  to  weld  them  and  you  get  a  phenomenon  called  hot-cracking,  in  which  the  finished  alloy  weakens  and    as  it  cools.  This  and  other  adverse  welding  effects  also  stand  in  the  way  of  3D-printing  high-strength  aluminium  alloy  parts.  When  researchers  have  tried,  the  resulting  laser-fused  mass    away  at  the  welding  area  like  a  stale  biscuit.

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