ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING POWDERS

Our Additive Manufacturing metal powders are developed and manufactured by the global steel market leaders BÖHLER and UDDEHOLM in dedicated powder manufacturing plants in Kapfenberg (Austria) and Hagfors (Sweden).

All of our AM powders are available in particle size ranges to suit both Laser Powder Bed (15-45μm) and Laser Powder Deposition (45-90μm & 45-150μm) technologies.

BÖHLER Grades

Material

BÖHLER AMPO M789

A newly developed maraging steel, which combines the mechanical properties of 1.2709 with the corrosion resistance of 17-4PH. This grade can easily printed without any preheating.

This material has excellent polishability, which makes it the ideal choice for 3D printed Plastic Injection Molding tooling inserts.

Patent

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Achievable hardness 52 HRC.

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO W360

The powder equivalent of the W360 ISOBLOC. Due to its chemical composition, the material belongs to the product group of premium hot work tool steels.

This material has high temperature wear resistance, heat resistance and toughness, making it an excellent choice for 3D printed High Pressure Die Casting tooling inserts and an alternative to H11 & H13.

Patent

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Achievable hardness 57 HRC.

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO E185

Low alloyed steel with easy printability.  Allows the possibility for surface treatments (e.g. case hardening or nitriding) was developed especially for the demands of the 3D printing industry.

Patent

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Achievable hardness 44 HRC.

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO H525

Heat resisting austenitic steel. Superior high temperature strength and excellent toughness. Heat resistance in air up to 1150°C. Good resistance in oxydizing, nitrogenous and low oxygen gases.

EN 1.4841

X15CrNiSi25-20

UNS S31400

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO L175

L175 is characterized by a high tensile strength combined with very good ductility. Due to its biocompatibility and corrosion resistance, it is often used in orthopedic surgery as a joint replacement or as part of various implants, as well as in dental technology.

EN 2.4979

Co28Cr6Mo

R30075

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO W722

Precipitation hardening nickel martensitic (maraging) steel offers a good combination of strength and toughness.  The material can be printed without pre-heating and an idea choice for general tooling applications.

EN 1.2709

AISI M300

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Achievable hardness 55 HRC.

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO L625

Non-magnetic, corrosion and scale-resistant nickel-base alloy (Inconel 625). High toughness and strength from the lowest temperatures up to 1000 °C.

EN 2.4856

UNS N06625

SD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO L718

Hardenable nickel-base super alloy (Inconel 718). Heat-resistant material shows good strength properties at elevated temperatures up to 750 ° C, and excellent creep resistance up to 700 ° C.

EN 2.4668

UNS N07718

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO L718 API

Hardenable nickel-base super alloy (Inconel 718). Heat-resistant material shows good strength properties at elevated temperatures up to 750 ° C, and excellent creep resistance up to 700 ° C.  150 ksi mechanical strength according to heat treatment API6acra.

API Approved / 150 ksi

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO N700

Precipitation hardening nickel martensitic steel (17-4 PH). This material has excellent corrosion resistance and can be printed easily without additional heating of the platform or chamber.

EN 1.4542

UNS 17400

AISI 630

17-4 PH

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Achievable hardness 40 HRC.

Datasheet

Material

BÖHLER AMPO Ti64 Gr 23

Titan64 is a multifunctional and well-established material on the market, which has a balanced property profile due to its alpha, beta alloy. The material is a high demanded and researched alloy in additive manufacturing due to its low weight combined with high specific strength.

EN 3.7165

UNS R56401

Ti6Al4V

PSD 15-45μm & 45-90μm

Datasheet

UDDEHOLM Grades

Material

UDDEHOLM CORRAX for AM

The ultimate choice for plastic injection mold tools where superior corrosion resistance and high hardness are needed. These properties makes it suitable demanding applications such as molds for medical parts, and corrosive plastics such as PVC.

This material has excellent polishability, which makes it the ideal choice for 3D printed Plastic Injection Molding tooling inserts.

Patent

PSD 15-45μm & 45-150μm

Achievable hardness 52 HRC.

Datasheet

Material

UDDEHOLM DIEVAR for AM

Uddeholm Dievar is a high performance chromium-molybdenum-vanadium alloyed hot work tool steel which offers very good resistance to heat checking, gross cracking, hot wear and plastic deformation.  Uddeholm Dievar is classified as NADCA Grade C.

Patent

PSD 15-45μm & 45-150μm

Achievable hardness 50 HRC.

Datasheet

Material

UDDEHOLM VANADIS 4E for AM

A powder metallurgical cold work tool steel offering an extremely good combination of wear resistance and ductility for high performance tools.

This material has excellent wear resistance and high hardness, which makes is an ideal choice where adhesive wear and/or chipping are the dominating failure mechanisms.

Patent

PSD 45-105μm

(EBM only – suitable for DMD)

Achievable hardness 64 HRC.

Datasheet

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