Plastic and Metal Materials for Additive Manufacturing

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Plastic and Metal Materials for Additive Manufacturing

Making Solutions Take Shape

Bionic Handling Assistant, Material: PA 2200; Source: Festo AG & Co.KG

Rear Hub, Material: EOS MaragingSteel MS1; Source: Kappius Components

Discover the optimal materials

A wealth of materials: We have

Materials expertise: EOS materials

Only the best is good enough:

that turn ideas into possibilities -

a comprehensive range of plastic

have not come about overnight.

Quality is a major focus if taken

and possibilities into results.

and metal materials for Additive

Our materials engineers have

as seriously as we do. For you, this

Manufacturing. The possibilities

been continuously developing

means: high-quality, extensively

for applications and industries

new materials for more than 20

tested materials that enable you to

are virtually limitless.

years to support our customers in

achieve your design, development

implementing their projects.

and production goals.

What you want: For us, it is important that our portfolio contains precisely the materials that you need to implement your applications. As a result, new and advanced developments at EOS evolve from customer requirements.

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Plastic Materials

Stereotactic Platform, Material: PA 2201; Source: FHC, Inc.*

Housing, Material: PA 2202 black; Source: Valeo

EOS offers a multitude of possibilities

EOS plastic materials can be used

The right powder for any

EOS materials can comply with all

for Additive Manufacturing with

to produce innovative components

application

requirements known to us.

plastics: polyamides (PA), polystyrene

in accordance with the most

(PS) and polyether ketone (PEEK).

rigorous industrial standards.

Each material is characterized by

Among our sustainability activities

We provide in-depth advice and

Moreover, they are essential to

particular material properties that

we are preparing to offer a polymer

support to help you select the

enhancing the overall flexibility of

optimally support the required

powder recycling program. After

materials based on the property

your production processes, and open

property profiles of your products.

collection is arranged, the material

profiles required for your compo-

up virtually unlimited flexibility of

Strength, impact resistance,

is processed for use in non-laser

nents.

development and design.

temperature, dimensional stability

sintering applications, thus ensuring a

or biocompatibility —

full recycling of EOS polymer materials.

For detailed technical information on our plastic materials and property profiles, visit the EOS materials database: http://eos.materialdatacenter.com/eo/en

* EOS systems are able to manufacture medical devices. However, EOS cannot offer any guarantee that these devices meet all requirements.

Metal Materials

Flange, Material: EOS NickelAlloy HX; Source: EOS

Metal components can be highly

Heat Exchanger, Material: EOS Aluminium AlSi 10Mg; Source: Within, 3T, EOS

Let‘s talk about materials

customized to first-class quality by means of Direct Metal Laser

Does your part need to have a highly

Sintering (DMLS). EOS offers a

specific material characteristic?

wide range of metal powders that

Are you looking for alternatives to

can be used in many industries

your presently used materials or

and for a multitude of applications.

production methods? Do you want more detailed information about

Select the right material for your

Combuster, Material: EOS NickelAlloy IN718; Source: Materials Solution

EOS materials? Please contact us.

requirements from a wide range of metals.

For detailed technical information on our metal materials, visit: http://www.eos.info/material-m

Airbus nacelle hinge bracket, Material: EOS Titanium Ti64; Source: EADS IW

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Systematic Approach Stronger Together We always see the big picture to

The development of our systems,

let you achieve the best possible

powder materials and process

result. This is why all our materials

parameters go hand in hand —

are optimized for our systems —

all three elements are optimally

and vice versa.

aligned. The result: parts with first-class properties for the respective application, and thus ideally suited for cost-effective production.

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Think the impossible. You can get it.

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