Materials

Xact Metal provides a wide range of metal powder materials to be used in powder-bed fusion printing. Optimal print parameters and control processes have been developed to ensure as-printed material performance.

Xact Metal partners with industry-leading powder producers, like Praxair Surface Technologies, to offer a wide range of high-quality, certified and proven metal powders. These gas-atomized powders ensure all layers print with consistent density and uniform build rates to deliver mechanical, performance, and final part specifications.

Our Material Partners

Xact Metal partners with industry leading powder producers, like Bego Medical, Carpenter Additive, and Praxair Surface technologies, to offer a wide range of high-quality, certified and proven metal powders. These gas-atomized powders ensure all layers print with consistent density and uniform build rates to deliver mechanical, performance, and final part specifications. 

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At Carpenter Additive, a comprehensive partner in metal additive manufacturing (AM), providing end-to-end support across your additive production journey. Achieving excellence in industrial metal 3D printing hinges on unparalleled material expertise, and Carpenter Technology brings over a century of experience in precision engineering and meticulous control of material microstructures. We are pioneers in scaling AM for qualified production across critical industries.
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Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc. officially changed its name to Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc.
Uddeholm Tool Steel is added to Xact Metal's AM powder portfolio.

Available Powders

Our high-quality, gas-atomized metal powders are specifically designed for additive manufacturing to support every part you make with capacity, quality, and experience.

 

Complete Powder Options

Aluminum Metal Powders1

AlSi10Mg

Material Properties
o High strength to weight ratio
o Good thermal properties
o Flexible post-processing
o Good hardness

Applications
o Structural automotive components
o Aerospace applications
o Air ducting systems
o Engine components

Data Sheet

Cobalt Metal Powders

BEGO Mediloy WIRONIUM® RP

BEGO MEDICAL

For 3D printing for removable partial dentures. The non-porous microstructure of the component guarantees ideal fatigue strength of the clasps with above-average fit of the partial denture frameworks

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BEGO MEDILOY ® S-CO

BEGO MEDICAL
A type 5 cobalt-based dental alloy for printing dental restorations such as crowns and bridges (including metal ceramic), partial denture frameworks, implant prostheses and other orthodontic applications.

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CoCr (Co-538-1)

Material Properties

o Can be polished to a high degree
o Biocompatible
o Excellent wear resistance
o High hardness and corrosion resistance

Applications

o Gas turbine components
o Fuel nozzles
o Dental implants
o Orthopedic implants

Copper Metal Powders

CuCrZr - Copper

Material Properties

o High strength and creep resistance
o Excellent thermal and electrical conductivity
o Reduced sticking during welding
o Wear resistant

Applications

o Back-up electrodes
o Circuit breaker parts
o Electrode holders and adaptors
oTransmission devices

Bronze

Material Properties

o Good corrosion resistance
o Moderately high heat capacity
o Fairly high tensile strength
o Good weldability

Applications

o Valve and pump components
o High-strength fasteners
o Pole line hardware
o Marine equipment

Nickel Metal Powders

Inconel 625

Material Properties
o High strength and creep resistance
o High corrosion resistance
o High performance at elevated temperatures
o Excellent weldability

Applications
o Aircraft ducting and exhaust systems
o Marine propeller blades and mooring lines
o Chemical processing
o Nuclear applications

Data Sheet

Inconel 718

Material Properties
o High strength and creep resistance
o High corrosion resistance
o High performance at elevated temperatures
o Excellent weldability

Applications
o High temperature bolts and fasteners
o Gas turbine components
o Aircraft engine components
o Cryogenic applications

Steel Metal Powders

Stainless Steel 316L

Material Properties
o High hardness and toughness
o High corrosion resistance
o Highly machinable / Can be polished and shot peened
o Good weldability

Applications
o Industrial processing components such as spindles and screws
o Surgical tools
o Maritime components
o Cutlery, kitchenware, and fashion eyewear

Data Sheet

Stainless Steel 420

Material Properties
● High hardness
● Good ductility (annealed)
● Excellent corrosion resistance (polished)
● Must be used below 800 °F (427 °C)

Applications
● Cutlery
● Dental/surgical instruments
● Needle valves
● Shear blades

Data Sheet

Stainless Steel 17-4 PH

Material Properties
o High toughness and strength
o Good corrosion resistance
o Precipitation hardening
o Versatile in processing

Applications
o Paper mill batch digesters
o Turbine blades
o Food processing equipment
o Marine applications

Data Sheet

Stainless Steel 15-5

Material Properties
o Transverse toughness
o Transverse ductility
o Good strength
o Good corrosion resistance

Applications
o Aircraft components
o Pump parts
o Valves
o Gears

Tool Steel Maraging M300

Material Properties
o Very high hardness and strength
o Good corrosion resistance
o Age hardenable
o Good weldability

Applications
o Tool insets for injection moulding and die castings
o High-strength components
o Aircraft landing gear components

Data Sheet

Tool Steel Uddeholm AM Corrax®

Uddeholm AM Corrax is a stainless steel made for Additive Manufacturing with a unique set of properties making it the ultimate choice for tools where superior corrosion resistance combined with high hardness is needed. These properties makes it perfectly suitable for tools for plastic molds including demanding ap- plications such as moulds for medical parts, corrosive plastics i.e PVC and parts made of rubber material.

AM Corrax offers high polishability in terms of surface finish and ease to process resulting in a high gloss surface suitable for challenging tooling applications.

The corrosion resistance is also beneficial when implementing complicated con- formal cooling designs due to minimized risk for clogging of cooling channels, oxide layers reducing the cooling efficiency or corrosion initiated cracks.
The favorable chemical composition makes AM Corrax easy to process in ad- ditive manufacturing processes to get excellent printing results and excellent material properties.

GENERAL
Uddeholm AM Corrax offers several advan- tages compared to most AM tool steels:
• Flexible hardness, 36-50HRC, achieved by an aging treatment in the temperature range 425-600°C (790-1110°F)
• Good dimensional stability during the aging treatment
• Excellent polishability
• No hard “white” layer after EDM
• Excellent corrossion resistance
• Easy to process in laser powder-bed as well as laser metal deposition AM equipment

APPLICATIONS
• Injection moulds for
– corrosive plastics
– rubber
– medical and food industry
• Extrusion dies
• Plastic processing – Screws
• Engineering parts

Data Sheet

Titanium Metal Powders1

Ti-6Al-4V

Material Properties
o High strength to weight ratio
o Excellent corrosion resistance
o Low thermal expansion
o Good fatigue resistance

Applications
o Aerospace components
o Biomedical applications including implants and prostheses
o Marine applications
o Gas turbines
o Racing components

1.Only available on XM200G Printers
2. Availability of parameters available on request

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