NanoSteel®, designers of nano-structured steel materials, today announced the introduction of the company’s first powders designed for the binder jet 3D printing process and its initial commercial application in additive manufacturing. Binder Jetting is an additive manufacturing process using liquid binding agents selectively deposited to powder particles, eventually resulting in the layering of powder and binder to form objects. These materials, BLDRmetal™ J-10 and BLDRmetal™ J-11, enable the 3D printing of components for highly abrasive environments that can benefit from additive manufacturing’s ability to eliminate tooling, create advanced geometries, and build custom parts on demand.
Industrial components made using J-10 feature 2X the elongation and 3X the wear and impact resistance of an equivalently infiltrated 420 stainless steel. Components made with J-11, which is designed for extreme wear low-impact applications, provide 10X the wear resistance of an equivalently infiltrated 420 stainless steel.
BLDRmetal J-10 and BLDRmetal J-11 are intended for industries such as oil & gas, tool & die, and energy in applications such as drilling and pump components, molds, and dies.