The C41 has a 113% increase in AM parts over the previous year 143 (Courtesy Sauber Group).
The newly launched 2021 Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen F1 racing car C41, manufactured in collaboration with Additive Industries, Eindhoven, Netherlands, will hit the track with 304 additively manufactured metal parts and the number of C39 racing cars from 2020 will exceed double .
The parts for the C41 were made on Additive Industries’ MetalFAB1 AM machine, with approximately 22% of the 304 parts made from Ti64Gd23, 36% from Scalmalloy, 40% from AlSi10Mg, and 2% from stainless steel. The total weight is approximately 14,860 g, a comparatively small increase compared to the previous year’s figure of 13,140 g, when you consider that the parts increase by 113%.
Cost savings of up to 90% per part compared to traditionally manufactured parts were also a great advantage for Sauber Motorsport AG, the Swiss company that manages and operates the Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen team. These savings result not only from lighter parts and higher productivity, but also from direct access to MetalFAB1 machines.
“By using the MetalFAB1 systems internally and not outsourcing them externally, we can achieve an important element of the cost ceiling,” commented Jan Monchaux, Technical Director.
Sauber began working with Additive Industries with a plan to set up an AM center of excellence for metals within three years. However, the cooperation begins its fourth year with four machines already in operation instead of the intended two machines within three years.
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