Material 3D 3DMT specializes in metal additive manufacturing
and the key component of the technology is material. With a long history of
powder metallurgy in ARC Group, this experience transfers to 3DMT with
metallurgists on staff, on-site material testing capabilities and heat
treatment knowledge.
Metals:
Aluminum – Alsi10Mg, Alsi12Mg,
Titanium – Ti64 (Grade 5)
Stainless Steel – 17-4PH, 15-5PH, GP1, PH1
Maraging Steel – M-300, MS1
Inconel – 625, 718
Cobalt Chrome
Plastic:
ABS – M30, ABSi (translucent)
Nylon
Polycarbonate
3D Metal Printed Prototypes
3D metal printing is an advanced, next-generation additive
manufacturing process for making complex parts with features that cannot be
produced by any other method. Parts are created on a special machine
layer-by-layer, and this unique process lets you – the product designer – add
internal features like conformal cooling channels and lattice structures to
reduce weight while preserving strength. Because the process is completely computer
controlled, you are also able to modify features quickly and easily without
additional expense, allowing you to test different versions of a prototype
fast. Prototypes can be made in stainless steel, aluminum and titanium.
3D metal printed prototypes
SLA & SLS Rapid Prototypes
SLA & SLS are two of the original 3D printing processes.
These methods are ideal for making rapid, one-off prototypes in plastic. These
prototypes can be used as-is, or to function as master patterns for
polyurethane vacuum casting. Like with other 3D additive manufacturing
processes, you can add complex internal features that can’t be made
conventionally.
Polyurethane Vacuum Castings
Polyurethane vacuum casting
is a rapid prototyping technique suited for making up to 30 copies of a
master pattern from a silicone rubber mold. The level of detail and surface
finish of the copies is dependent on the quality of the master pattern. You
choose the casting compound to match your design idea – hard or soft, colored
or clear. We even offer overmolding to combine two or more different types of
material in a single finished casting.
The next two photos are considered reversed polarized
(RP-SMA)