Uddeholm Vanadis 4 Extra for Additive Manufacturing

Uddeholm Vanadis 4 Extra for additive manufacturing is your powder metallurgy tool steel for challenging applications. Uddeholm Vanadis 4 Extra is since more than 20 years a highly appreciated steel grade well known for its high resistance to wear and chipping combined with an outstanding dimensional stability and temperback resistance. Vanadis 4 Extra for AM offers you the same high performance together with a reduction of the environmental footprint which goes hand in hand with an improved total tooling economy. Uddeholm Vanadis 4 Extra for AM is available in powder fraction for Electron Beam Melting (EBM) and Laser Metal Deposition (LMD). Take the next step in your sustainable tool making for cold work applications with Uddeholm Vanadis 4 Extra for additive manufacturing.

Product Features

• Highest ductility of all the PM grades 
• High hardness, 58-64 HRC 
• Good wear resistance 
• Excellent soft and hard machinability 
• Good dimensional stability 
• Good temper back resistance 

Applications

• Additive manufacturing 
• Blanking and forming 
• General cold work applications 
• Electron beam melting 
• Fine blanking 
• Food processing 
• Hand knives 
• Laser metal deposition 
• Powder compacting