DMLS Materials

Material

Characteristics

Applications

Stainless Steel 17-4 (GP1)

20 or 40 Micron Layers

20-25 HRC As Built

45 HRC Post Hardened

Max Temp - 550°C, 1022°F

• Parts requiring high corrosion resistance, sterilisability
• Parts requiring particularly high toughness and ductility

Stainless Steel 15-5 (PH1)

20 or 40 Micron Layers

30-35 HRC As Built

40 HRC Post Hardened

Max Temp - 460°C, 860°F

• Parts requiring high corrosion resistance, sterilisability
• Parts requiring particularly high hardness and strength

Cobalt Chrome (MP1)

20 or 40 Micron Layers

40-45 HRC As Built

Max Temp - 1150°C, 2100°F

• Parts requiring high mechanical properties in elevated temperatures and with good corrosion resistance

e.g. Turbines and other parts for engines, cutting parts

• Parts having very small features such as thin walls, pins requiring particularly high strength and stiffness

Maraging Steel (MS1)

(Tooling Steel)

40 Micron Layers

33-37 HRC As Built

50-54 HRC Post Hardened

Max Temp - 400°C, 750°F

• Heavy duty injection molds and inserts for molding all standard thermoplastics using standard injection parameters, with achievable tool life of millions of parts
• Die casting molds for several thousand parts in light alloys
• Parts requiring particularly high strength and hardness

Bronze (DM20)

20 or 40 Micron Layers

115 HV As Built

Max Temp - 400°C, 750°F

• Injection molds and inserts for molding  tens or hundreds of thousands of parts in standard thermoplastics using standard injection parameters
• Soft Tooling

Titanium Alloy (Ti64)

20-60 Micron Layers

41-44 HRC As Built

Max Temp - 350°C, 660°F

• Parts requiring a combination of high mechanical properties and low specific weight

e.g. Structural and engine components for aerospace and motorsport applications

• Biomedical implants

Aluminum (AlSi10mg)

30 Micron Layers

120 ± 5 HBW As Built

112 ± 5 HBW Post Hardened

• Parts requiring a combination of good thermal properties with low weight

e.g. Motorsport applications

Nickel Alloy (IN718)

(Inconel)

20 or 40 Micron Layers

30 HRC As Built

47 HRC Post Hardened

Max Temp - 650°C, 1200°F

• Aero and land based turbine engine parts
• Rocket and space application components
• Chemical and process industry parts
• Oil well, petroleum and natural gas industry parts