Bronze Alloy

Bronze Alloy

3D printing material SLM Solutions’ bronze CuSn10 is a copper-tin alloy with a high elongation and medium hardness. Bronze is characterized by good wear properties and resistance to atmospheric corrosion and cavitation in sea water. Typical applications include components and housings for devices in marine environments.

KEY BENEFITS

Good mechanical properties
Resistance to cavitation in sea water
Good corrosion resistance
Good thermal conductivity

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

APPEARANCE Grey
PRINTING PROCESS Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)
MAXIMUM PART DIMENSIONS 400 x 400 x 400 mm (15.8 x 15.8 x 15.8 in)
LASER TYPE Yb-fiber laser; 1 kW
PRECISION OPTICS F-theta-lens
SCAN SPEED up to 7.0 m/s (23 ft/s)
FOCUS DIAMETER approx. 90 µm (0.0035 in)
TENSILE STRENGTH RM 516±15Mpa
OFFST YIELD STRENGTH RP0.2 385±14Mpa
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY(XY) 70±10Gpa
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY(Z) 60±10Gpa
ELONGATION AT BREAK 22±5%
REDUCTION OF AREA 21±3%
HARDNESS 160±6HV10
YOUNG’S MODULUS 109±9Gpa
ROUGHNESS AVERAGE Ra 9±1μm
MEAN ROUGHNESS DEPTH Rz 54±6μm
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