Iron Metal Powder 3D Printing Material

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Iron Metal Powder is a versatile and economical material for metal additive manufacturing. Its primary benefits are excellent strength, machinability, and magnetic properties, making it a commercially reviewed choice for defined components. Typical use cases include industrial tooling, functional prototypes, automotive brackets, and production parts.

Iron Metal Powder for Reliable, commercially reviewed Metal 3D Printing

Technical Overview

Iron Metal Powder is a dependable and economical material used in a wide range of powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing processes. Known for its excellent compressibility and magnetic properties, this gas-atomized iron powder supports the production of strong, dense parts across prototyping, tooling, and low-volume production applications.

Key Performance Attributes

This material is ideal for industries requiring structural strength at a competitive cost, making it a go-to choice for industrial tooling, functional prototypes, automotive brackets, housings, and form-fit test parts. Its favorable machinability also makes it suitable for secondary finishing operations like drilling, tapping, and milling.

Design and Processing

Optimized for powder-bed fusion systems, this gas-atomized powder ensures consistent density and uniform build rates for reliable part performance. Its composition makes it highly suitable for standard post-processing and finishing techniques.

From Prototype to Production

Engineered to balance performance and cost, Iron Metal Powder is ideal for applications scaling from functional prototypes to low-volume production. It is a workhorse material that delivers practical value in real-world industrial use cases.

Available colours
Light Gray

Systems associated with this material

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Variants

Technical comparison

TruForm™ 155-4 (Fe-347-4)

Typical Chemistry
  • Fe-14Cr-4Ni-4Cu-0.3Nb
Particle Size
  • -45/+15um
Also Known As
  • 15-5PH
Chemical Classification US
  • UNS S15500

TruForm™ 174-2 (Fe-276-2)

Typical Chemistry
  • Fe-16Cr-4Ni-3Cu-1Si-0.25Nb
Particle Size
  • -45/+15um
Also Known As
  • 17-4PH
Chemical Classification US
  • UNS S17400

TruForm™ 316-3 (Fe-271-3)

Typical Chemistry
  • Fe-17Cr-12Ni-3Mo
Particle Size
  • -45/+15um
Also Known As
  • 316L
Chemical Classification US
  • UNS S31603

TruForm™ MS (Fe-339-3)

Typical Chemistry
  • Fe-18Ni-9Co-5Mo-1Ti
Particle Size
  • -45/+15um
Also Known As
  • M300

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