Continuum Powders Provides Sustainable Metal Printing
OptiPowder 718, based on Ni 718 alloy, is the first-ever 100% recycled, sustainable metal powder option made available in Velo3D Sapphire printers.
Share
.png;maxWidth=45;format=webp)
DMG MORI - Cincinnati
Featured Content
View More
ECi Software Solutions, Inc.
Featured Content
View More
Hwacheon Machinery America, Inc.
Featured Content
View More
Source: Continuum Powders
Continuum Powders, a provider of sustainable metal powder, is the first 100% recycled metal powder provider to have an alloy qualified for use in Velo3D’s Sapphire family of printers. The partnership gives Velo3D system users a sustainable powder alternative that delivers high-quality, spherical metal powder, while also contributing to their decarbonization and sustainability programs.
OptiPowder 718, based on Ni 718 alloy, is often found in structural parts that encounter extreme operating temperatures and corrosive environments. It has an exceptional combination of strength, hardness and corrosion resistance. The properties of OptiPowder 718 make the material attractive for aerospace applications, such as turbomachinery, valves, heat exchangers and other mission-critical parts. The material is also beneficially applied in industrial gas turbines, liquid-propelled rocket motors and combustion chambers, fuel cells such as solid oxide fuel cells and downhole/undersea tubing and tools for oil and gas.
“For customers who are sustainability-minded or have company objectives to reduce their carbon footprint, utilizing metal powders that are sourced through carbon-neutral means can streamline their adoption of additive manufacturing technology,” says Zach Detweiler, Velo3D vice president of technology. “We’re pleased to offer Continuum as a powder option and have validated that OptiPowder 718 delivers the performance and quality customers require from their powder while also meeting their decarbonization and sustainability goals.”
Related Content
-
How to Meet Aerospace’s Material Challenges and More at IMTS
Succeeding in aerospace manufacturing requires high-performing processes paired with high-performance machine tools. IMTS can help you find both.
-
Digital Transparency in Machining Key to Multi-Site Additive Manufacturing
Cumberland Additive’s CNC programmer in Pennsylvania spends most of his time writing programs for machine tools in Texas.
-
The Cool Parts Showcase Seeks Innovative 3D Printed Parts
Do you solve problems with 3D printing? Enter your 3D printed parts in this contest from The Cool Parts Show.
