Additive manufacturing (AM) has received attention from the oil sands industry in recent years. Oil sands producers use AM technologies to fabricate parts with complex geometries that are difficult or impossible to make via conventional manufacturing. AM can also enable rapid iteration of design ideas and printing of prototypes directly from 3D CAD models quickly and cost-effectively. 3D printed cemented carbide and other wear-resistant materials have been investigated to improve operational reliability and reduce production costs. As AM is still in the early development stages, oil sands producers need to understand the capabilities and limitations of the various 3D printing processes available, comprehensively identify and validate suitable applications for their use. This paper reviews the current 3D printing technologies for making cemented carbide wear-resistant materials and emphasizes the potential applications, restrictions, and challenges of 3D printing applications in the oil sands industry.

Subject
Wear, Materials, Carbides, Geometry, Industries, Wiring, Oil sands, Mechanical properties, Additive manufacturing, Metals, Lasers, Powders, Hardness
Keywords:
Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, Cemented Carbide, oil sands
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