Metal 3D printing powder

nickelcobalttungsten

Overview
Kennametal’s Series Production with Additive Manufacturing is an end-to-end industrial solution for producing metal production parts. It combines proprietary gas-atomized metal powders, binder-jet and laser powder bed printing technologies, and comprehensive post-print processing to deliver qualified components with reduced lead times and print-on-demand capability enabled by pre-qualified digital models.

Key benefits and capabilities

• End-to-end AM capability to produce fully finished components and tooling for series production.
• Shorter lead times compared to conventional manufacturing and reduced inventory through print-on-demand enabled by pre-qualified digital models.
• Materials expertise and manufacturing know-how to produce complex, high-performance metal parts.

Main solution elements

• Additive manufacturing metal powders: high-volume gas-atomized powders including cobalt, nickel, iron, tungsten, tungsten carbide and Kennametal Stellite™ optimized for precision AM.
• Design optimization & prototyping: in-house design engineers and optimization technologies for unlocking AM benefits; functional metal prototyping to shorten development cycles.
• Printing technologies: binder-jet printing (including use of Kennametal Stellite™ and tungsten carbide powders) and laser powder bed printing.
• Post-print processing & qualification: sintering, green processing, heat treating, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), machining, grinding and material/component testing to deliver qualified, finished parts.

Applications & positioning
Targeted at customers requiring reliable, high-volume production of complex metal components and tooling where downtime is costly and faster replenishment or advanced material performance is required.

Datasheets (titles)

• KAC89-AM-K Data Sheet
• KAR85-AM-K Data Sheet
• Stellite™ 6-AM-K Data Sheet

Technical characteristics / specifications

• Materials: gas-atomized powders — cobalt, nickel, iron, tungsten, tungsten carbide, Kennametal Stellite™.
• Printing methods: binder-jet printing; laser powder bed printing.
• Design capabilities: in-house design optimization and prototyping for functional metal parts and pre-qualified digital models.
• Post-print processing: sintering, green processing, heat treating, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), machining, grinding.
• Qualification & testing: material and component performance testing to support production readiness.
• Business model: supports print-on-demand through pre-qualified digital models to reduce inventory and lead times.