Similar to the a powder-bed fusion process, a metal powder is distributed in thin layer across the print bed. A high-powered laser scans the surface of the metal powder and raises the temperature of the metal particles to above the melting point, fusing the material together on a molecular level.
Machines: Trumpf TruPrint 1000 / 3000
Material: Aluminium AlSi10Mg (1000) / Tool Steel 1.2709 (3000)
Other: Stainless 1.4404, 1.4542 / titanium TiAl6V4
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Build Volume: Ø 100 x 100 mm (1000) / Ø 300 x 400 mm
Minimal Wall Thickness: 0.5 mm
Accuracy: ±0.1 mm
Layer Thickness: 0.03-0.06 mm
Tensile Modulus: 210 GPa (ISO 50125)
Tensile Strength: 2200 MPa (ISO 50125)
Elongation at Break (XY): 20 % (ISO 50125)
Hardness: 55 HRC (ISO 6508)