3D printing company EOS has developed StainlessSteel 17-4PH IndustryLine, an iron-based metal alloy powder for use in its EOS M 290 metal 3D printer.
According to the company, the metal powder is high strength, easily curable and highly corrosion and acid-resistant, making it suitable for surgical and orthopedic instruments. Parts can be additionally processed, micro-blasted, and polished directly after the additive manufacturing (AM) process or also after heat treatment.
‘We have manufactured various instruments based on EOS StainlessSteel 17-4PH IndustryLine and achieved the desired material properties,’ said Zachary Bryan, metallurgist at US-based customer Exactech. ‘Exactech is planning to use this material for the small-scale manufacturing of medical instruments and intends to do so in collaboration with EOS.’
This story is reprinted from material from EOS, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.
