Metal Materials
Qualified Material & Parameters for Metal AM Production
Farsoon offers an extensive, high-quality metal material portfolio for use with our LPBF systems supplied by industry-leading powder suppliers. Farsoon has developed, tested and qualified a wide range of metal engineering materials optimized for additive manufacturing to ensure the repeatable quality and performance of the produced parts.
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Process Development
Farsoon has optimized a wide range of metal materials for additive manufacturing process to achieve the ideal balance between the quality and economy production; and ensuring these material parameter sets on Farsoon systems are able to produce parts with consistent, predictable properties.
Industry-based Know-how
Supported by our team expertise in metal material & applications, we help our metal system users navigating through a variety of research or manufacturing possibilities to meet the requirements from your industry: productivity, mechanical properties, cost-efficiency or other specific technical standards, to achieve your success and best-in-class ROI with metal additive manufacturing.
Customized Material Solutions
Other than our established material portfolio, Farsoon also offer a higher level of customized solutions that can be tailored to your specific material and application needs. By working intensively with industry innovators over the years, Farsoon has developed competences in material co-development, parameter sets, part benchmarking, small batch production, post processing study, and quality control.
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Farsoon’s current metal portfolio includes more than 16 alloys over 68 validated processing parameters including titanium, aluminum, nickel-based, stainless steels, maraging steel, cobalt chrome and other specialized materials.
Titanium-based Alloys
Ti6Al4V
Titanium-based alloy ideal for high-performance applications in aerospace, automotive and medical industries.
Key Features:
● Outstanding mechanical properties and corrosion resistance
● High specific strength, toughness and ductility
● Good strength-to-weight ratio
● Good biocompatibility
Example Applications:
● High-performance parts for aerospace, automotive, medical and energy industries
● Functional industrial parts with light weight structural geometries
● Medical tools & implants
TA15
Titanium-based alloy ideal for heavy-duty components construction in aerospace industry.
Key Features:
● Part offering high mechanical properties under high-temperature condition
● Outstanding load-bearing capacity under stress
● High specific strength
● Good weldability with laser sintering technology
Example Applications:
● Heavy-duty parts in aerospace industry
● Aircraft engine components
● Thermal applications
Aluminum-based Alloys
AlSi10Mg
Aluminum-based alloy offering dynamic properties suits a wide range of prototypes and industrial end-use applications.
Key Features:
● Build parts offers excellent mechanical properties, such as hardness and tensile strength
● Outstanding corrosion resistance
● Good thermal and electrical conductivity
● High dynamic toughness
Example Applications:
● Functional parts in automotive industries
● Light weight structural geometries for aerospace
● Thermal applications such as heat exchangers
● Robotics & engineering
Nickel-based Alloys
HX
Nickel-based alloy suits high-temperature industrial applications in corrosive environments.
Key Features:
● High corrosion resistance
● High strength, ductility
● Excellent oxidation resistance at high temperature conditions
● Outstanding creep strength under high temperature
Example Applications:
● High-performance parts for aerospace and energy industry
● High-temperature applications
● Gas turbine components
● Chemical industry
IN625
Nickel-based alloy ideal for applications in aerospace and energy industries.
Key Features:
● Excellent heat and corrosion resistance
● High tensile, creep and rupture strength
● Good ductility
Example Applications:
● Gas turbines in aerospace and energy industries
● Racing applications
● Marine engineering
● Chemical industry
IN718
Nickel-based alloy ideal for high-temperature applications in aerospace & energy sectors.
Key Features:
● Excellent oxidation resistance
● High tensile, fatigue, creep and rupture strength
● Good ductility
Example Applications:
● Turbine construction
● Aircraft engine engineering
● Chemical industry
● Energy industry
Cu-based Alloy
CuSn10
Copper-tin alloy with high elongation and medium hardness suits for a wide range of industrial applications.
Key Features:
● Excellent mechanical properties
● Good corrosion resistance
● Good electrical and thermal conductivity
● Resistance to cavitation in sea water
Example Applications:
● Parts and housings for maritime applications
● Heat exchangers, rocket engine parts, induction coils, electronics
● Versatile applications requiring good conductivity
Stainless Steels
316L
Austenitic high chromium steel offering good mechanical properties and excellent corrosion resistance.
Key Features:
● Excellent corrosion and chemical resistance
● Good strength and toughness under high-temperature environment
● Good ductility
● Optimal processability for laser sintering technology
Example Applications:
● High-performance parts in aerospace, automotive, energy and marine engineering
● Surgical instruments
● Versatile use for many industrial and civic applications
420
Martensitic stainless steel that provides great corrosion resistance with increased strength and hardness.
Key Features:
● Excellent hardness
● Good abrasive resistance
● Great corrosion resistance
● Good processibility by laser sintering technology
Example Applications:
● Medical instruments for surgical and dental use
● Versatile use for many tooling construction
● Industrial applications including valves, gears, shafts, cams, pivots etc
● Industrial components fabrication used at moderately elevated temperatures
15-5PH
Martensitic precipitation-hardening stainless-steel ideal for applications requiring high strength, hardness and corrosion resistance.
Key Features:
● Outstanding mechanical properties including high tensile strength and toughness
● Moderate corrosion resistance
● Excellent processability with laser sintering technology
Example Applications:
● High-performance parts for aerospace industry such as fasteners and structural components
● Metalworking industry
● Medical device engineering
● Chemical, Oil & Gas industry
17-4PH
Martensitic precipitation-hardening stainless-steel ideal for applications
requiring high strength, hardness and moderate corrosion resistance.
Key Features:
● Excellent tensile strength
● Moderate corrosion resistance
● Excellent processability with laser sintering technology
Example Applications:
● High-performance parts for aerospace industry
● Medical devices and surgical instruments
● Chemical, Oil & Gas industry
Maraging Steel
Maraging Steel Grade 300
Genuine tool steel 18Ni300 offering superior strength and toughness.
Key Features:
● Excellent and stable mechanical properties
● High strength and hardness
● Easily heat-treatable and machinable to obtain required hardness & strength
Example Applications:
● Producing a variety type of tools and molds
● Great choice for manufacturing of plastic injection molds with internal cooling channels
● High-performance parts in aerospace and automotive engineering
Cobalt Chrome
CoCrMo
Cobalt, chromium, and molybdenum alloy designated for medical, denture and high-temperature applications.
Key Features:
● Excellent biocompatibility
● Good heat resistance, thermal fatigue resistance and mechanical properties at elevated temperature
● Excellent oxidation resistance
● Great as-finished surface
Example Applications:
● Ideal for production of removable partial denture (PRD) parts.
● Most important materials used in orthopedic applications, i.e., total hip replacements
● High-temperature applications
CoCrMoW
Cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten alloy especially designed for applications in the dental industry.
Key Features:
● Excellent biocompatibility
● Oxidation resistance
● Excellent corrosion resistance
Example Applications:
● Ideal for production of dental bridge, dental crown, dental restorations, etc.
● High-wear resistant applications
Find the Right Metal 3D Printer for Your Production.
Farsoon offers high quality, industrial level metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion systems featuring a wide range of build envelope size and production capability with great ROI. Equipped with powerful multi-laser options, advanced scanning systems, in-build monitoring and many other features, Farsoon metal machines produce high-quality, repeatable parts with excellent mechanical performance, accuracy, and surface finishes.