Safran Aircraft EnginesAerospacesince 2018

Safran Aircraft Engines AM Turbofan Nozzles

Turbofan exhaust nozzle segments

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Challenge

Nozzle segments require complex cooling passages and operate at extreme temperatures — difficult to achieve with casting or machining at acceptable cost.

Solution

LPBF-printed nickel alloy nozzle segments with integrated cooling channels.

Outcomes

0120% weight reduction
0250% time savings
0330% cost savings

Technologies

Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Source

Production nozzle segments in service

Cite this page

APA

AM Roadmap. (2018). Safran Aircraft Engines AM Turbofan Nozzles. AM Roadmap (v0.5.2-evidence-gaps-closed). Retrieved 2026-08-24, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/safran-lpbf-nozzles-2018

BibTeX

@misc{amroadmap_safran_aircraft_engines_am_turbofan_nozz_2018,
  title  = {Safran Aircraft Engines AM Turbofan Nozzles},
  author = {{AM Roadmap}},
  year   = {2018},
  url    = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/safran-lpbf-nozzles-2018},
  note   = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.5.2-evidence-gaps-closed, accessed 2026-08-24}
}

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