Non-ferrous metals

Aside from ferrous materials, a variety of non-ferrous metals are also widely used in the industry.

Non-ferrous metals, or light weight metals, are especially common in the aerospace industry, as they save weight while still meeting the high demands with respect to strength and stability. They are also becoming increasingly common in the automotive industry. In medical engineering it is in particular titanium that is used for many applications.

The non-ferrous heavy metals, on the other hand, are commonly used when the mechanical properties are less relevant than the bearing characteristics or the thermal conductivity.

With AIM3D‘s ExAM machines, you can process a variety of different non-ferrous metals, including, for example, tungsten or copper.

Do you have any further questions or are you interested in finding out more about the usable non-ferrous metals? Please contact us for further information!

Usable non-ferrous metals

Non-ferrous heavy metals


Copper

Light-weight metals


Aluminium 6061
Ti64
Tungsten

FAQs regarding the use of non-ferrous metals

Can I use commercially available MIM feedstock?

Yes, you can. It is not even relevant which binder is used. The ExAM printers support all common debinding methods (thermal, water-soluble, solvable and catalytic).

Does the entire production process of the metal component take place in the printer?

No. After the 3D printing process is completed, an additional debinding step is needed to remove the plastic and a sinter oven is needed to seal the component in an additional sintering step. AIM3D‘s open materials system allows you to keep using your already existing debinding and sintering systems.

Can I debind and sinter my 3D printed parts together with the parts produced by metal injection moulding?

According to customer feedback, this works very well. Hence, you can save time and money by not having to include separate sintering steps for the parts produced by additive manufacturing.

What are the mechanical properties?

In general, the spec sheet values of the MIM material can be achieved, because the mechanical properties of the final component are mainly dependent on the sintering step. This is, in particular, also the case for the z-direction of the component.

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