• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Additive Manufacturing (AM)

Additive Manufacturing (AM)

AM showcases the latest technology and industry developments with in-depth case studies, resources, interviews with experts and events.

    • CHANNEL
      • Aerospace
      • Automotive
      • Energy
      • Medical
      • Innovation
    • TOPICS
      • Design
      • Management
      • Materials
      • Post Processing
      • Processes
      • Quality Management Systems
      • Regulatory & Standards
      • Software
      • Workforce Development
    • NEWS
    • EVENTS
      • Conferences
      • Virtual Events
      • Webinars
      • Industry Events
      • On-Demand
      • Add Your Event
    • MEDIA
      • AM News LIVE
      • AM Voices
      • Podcast
      • Video
    • RESOURCES

    NanoSteel Expands Material Capabilities for Additive Manufacturing

    Impeller additively manufactured using NanoSteel's powder bed fusion process. (Photo courtesy of NanoSteel)
    • Powder portfolio enables the printing of complex high hardness parts and crack-free gradient designs

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)—The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, today announced the expansion of the company’s additive manufacturing (AM) material capabilities to support metal 3D printing of complex high hardness parts and the ability to customize properties layer-by-layer through gradient material design.

    The company leveraged its 2014 breakthrough in AM wear materials to print a bearing and impeller using the powder bed fusion process. These parts were measured to be fully dense and crack-free, with hardness levels >1000 HV. By delivering these properties in functional parts, NanoSteel takes a significant step in the development of metal powders that enable affordable, robust industrial components produced on-demand through the 3D-printing process.

    Bearing and impeller (above) additively manufactured using the powder bed fusion process.  (Photo courtesy of NanoSteel)
    Bearing and impeller (above) additively manufactured using NanoSteel’s powder bed fusion process. (Photo courtesy of NanoSteel)

    Building on this milestone, the company used a combination of high hardness and ductile alloys to create a part featuring a gradient design. NanoSteel worked with Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology to generate part samples using freeform direct laser deposition. This single additive manufacturing process achieved a seamless transition between the hard and ductile properties without subsequent heat treatment.

    Image courtesy of NanoSteel
    Image courtesy of NanoSteel

    These gradient materials designs offer the equivalent of “digital case hardening™” —delivering impact resistance and overall robustness in addition to high hardness and wear resistance in a single part. By providing this capability, NanoSteel offers OEMs considerable design flexibility in meeting part-performance requirements while taking advantage of the operational efficiencies of AM including on-demand availability, less inventory and lower transportation costs.

    “Proprietary metal alloys that support the cost-effective 3D printing of high-quality parts will help accelerate the transition from subtractive to additive manufacturing across applications such as wear parts, bearings, and cutting tools,” said Harald Lemke, NanoSteel’s General Manager of Engineered Powders. “The company’s AM powder offerings make it possible to design exclusively for the function of a high hardness part, releasing designers from the limitations of conventional production processes and opening new opportunities to improve performance.” The company’s targeted markets for its AM powder portfolio are tool & die, energy, auto, and agriculture. For more information on NanoSteel engineered powders for additive manufacturing, visit https://nanosteelco.com/products/engineered-powders/additive-manufacturing-powders.

    About NanoSteel
    NanoSteel is the world leader in proprietary nano-structured steel material designs. Over its thirteen-year history, the company has created progressive generations of iron-based alloys from surface coatings to foils to powder metals and sheet steel. For the oil & gas, mining and power industries, NanoSteel has successfully introduced commercial applications of metallic coatings to prolong service lifetime in the most extreme industrial environments. For general industries, the company is developing an engineered powders portfolio for additive manufacturing. For the automotive industry, NanoSteel has achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of nano-structured sheet steel with exceptional strength and ductility. NanoSteel is a privately held company funded by lead shareholders EnerTech and Fairhaven Capital. For more information, visit www.nanosteelco.com or follow us on Twitter @NanoSteelCo.

    For more information contact:
    Robyn Kennedy
    NANOSTEEL
    272 West Exchange Street, Suite 300
    Providence, RI 02903
    (cell) 617.694.7373
    [email protected]

     

    related /

    Filed Under: News Tagged With: NanoSteel® Company

    Primary Sidebar

    events /

    upcoming webinars /

    • There are no upcoming events.

    on demand /

    • SOLIDWORKS Certification Tips and Tricks

      January 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
    • Is there really a use for additive manufacturing in commercial vehicles?

      December 7, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
    • Development of Metal Additive Manufacturing for Naval Shipbuilding

      December 1, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

    Footer

    AM-logo_RGB_500_white

    With dozens of innovative products, materials, software, and applications being launched constantly, you can rely on AdditiveManufacturing.com to keep you ahead of the curve.

    stay connected /

    recent /

    • TrabTech Announces Seed Investment for Serialization of CE-Certified 3D Printed Implants and Research Fund of 1.3 Million Euros for Development of 3D Printable Smart Biomaterials
    • Desktop Metal Announces Update on Cost Reduction Plans for 2023 to Accelerate Path to Profitability
    • Uniformity Labs Launches UniFuse™ AlSi10Mg Aluminum Powder for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF)
    • polySpectra Launches World’s Most Rugged Resin for Desktop 3D Printers
    • Dimension Inx Raises $12M Series A to Accelerate Commercialization of New Generation of Regenerative Therapeutics
    • C3Nano Announces Industry’s First Highly Conductive, Low Temperature Curing, Flexible and Stable Printable Ink Solution
    • BCIT and Teck Open Teck Copper Innovation Hub
    • Freeform Emerges from Stealth, Announcing Revolutionary Software-Defined Autonomous Printing Factories

    topics /

    • Applications
    • Design
    • Materials
    • Post Processing
    • Processes
    • Quality Management Systems
    • Regulatory & Standards
    • Software

    media /

    • Watch On-Demand: AM News LIVE: EP22 – Anne Pauley & Michael Molitch-Hou – CES, TIPE, AMS – Monday, January 23rd 2023
    • AM Materials Chat: 6K onsite at Formnext 2022 – AM Voices Podcast – Frank Roberts, President of 6K Additive
    • Watch On-Demand: AM News LIVE: EP21 – Sintavia – Brian R. Neff – Monday, January 9th 2023
    • Formnext 2022 flashback: Uniformity Labs, CEO Adam Hopkins on LPBF materials for 3D printing
    • AM Materials Chat: Uniformity Labs onsite at Incodema3D – AM Voices video podcast – Adam Hopkins, CEO at Uniformity Labs
    • AM Materials Chat: Elementum3D onsite at Incodema3D for AM Voices video podcast
    • AM Video Interview: Dr. Jason Rolland, SVP of Materials at Carbon
    • Watch On-Demand: AM News LIVE, EP20 – End Of Year Episode – 2022 Review with Friends

    Copyright © 2023 Metrix Connect, LLC

    • Advertise
    • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Editorial Guidelines
    • Code of Conduct
    • Contact