This case study shows how Citrine accelerated the development of a 3D printable, aerospace-grade alloy using materials informatics. By applying data-driven analysis and machine learning, the development timeline was reduced from years to days, significantly minimizing experimental lab work. The approach narrowed hundreds of thousands of material options down to a select few with the desired properties. The resulting alloy powder maintained high strength when used with standard, off-the-shelf 3D printing equipment. The innovation reached commercialization just two years after research publication, with NASA as the first customer, and became the first additive manufacturing alloy registered by the Aluminum Association, demonstrating faster time to market and improved performance.

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