Supply: Continuum Powders
Continuum Powders, a supplier of sustainable steel powder, is the primary 100% recycled steel powder supplier to have an alloy certified to be used in Velo3D’s Sapphire household of printers. The partnership provides Velo3D system customers a sustainable powder different that delivers high-quality, spherical steel powder, whereas additionally contributing to their decarbonization and sustainability packages.
OptiPowder 718, based mostly on Ni 718 alloy, is usually present in structural components that encounter excessive working temperatures and corrosive environments. It has an distinctive mixture of power, hardness and corrosion resistance. The properties of OptiPowder 718 make the fabric engaging for aerospace purposes, reminiscent of turbomachinery, valves, warmth exchangers and different mission-critical components. The fabric can be beneficially utilized in industrial fuel generators, liquid-propelled rocket motors and combustion chambers, gas cells reminiscent of stable oxide gas cells and downhole/undersea tubing and instruments for oil and fuel.
“For purchasers who’re sustainability-minded or have firm targets to cut back their carbon footprint, using steel powders which might be sourced by way of carbon-neutral means can streamline their adoption of additive manufacturing know-how,” says Zach Detweiler, Velo3D vp of know-how. “We’re happy to supply Continuum as a powder possibility and have validated that OptiPowder 718 delivers the efficiency and high quality clients require from their powder whereas additionally assembly their decarbonization and sustainability targets.”
