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Linear Density: 17.5 g/m
Short description: FILAMENT-Cer WC-Ni is an easily printable filament with a high content of a sinterable mixture of tungsten carbide and nickel nanoparticles. After printing your desired shape, the sintering process provides you a 100% hardmetal piece or scaffold.
Filament & Printing: Filament Diameter 1.75 mm (±0.15 mm) – Printing Temperature 160 -170ÂşC
*Tested on validated printers with a direct drive extruder and a top mount.
Particles: WC (d50=4.9µm) and Ni (d50=300 nm) – Inorganic Content: 45 vol.%.
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Advantages: FILAMENT-Cer WC-Ni can be sintered in conventional vacuum furnaces. Furthermore, it remains easily printable by FFF, without clogging problems.
Applications: FILAMENT-Cer WC-Ni is specifically formulated to manufacture hard-metal parts through 3D printing, allowing easy manufacturing of dense pieces and scaffolds with custom shapes. Sintering of the printed composite in conventional vacuum furnaces yields to 100% hardmetal parts.
Storage Conditions
-Keep in a dry place
-Protect from direct sunlight
-Storage between 5ÂşC and 30ÂşC
Filament Characteristics
Material: Tungsten Carbide with 9 wt.% (15 vol.%) or 6 wt% (10 vol%) of nanosized nickel
Composition: 45 vol.% (91 wt.%)
Diameter: 1.75 mm (±0.15 mm)
Linear Density: 0.175 g/cm
Format: Â Spool vacuum packed
Sintering Temp.: 1500ÂşC (99 th.%) under vacuum or flowing Argon
Physical Propierties
Glass Transition Temp. (Tg): – ÂşC
Melting Temp: 150 ÂşC
Printing Recommendations
Printing Temp: 160 – 170 ÂşC
Hot Pad: 30 – 60 ºC
Printing Speed: 10-20 mm/s
Layer Height: ≥ 0.15 mm
Nozzle Diameter: ≥ 0.4 mm
WC Particles
Size (Dv50): 4,7 µm
Density: 15.63 g / cmÂł
Spec Surf. Area: 0.24 m2 /g
Nickel Particles
Size (Dv50): 370 nm
Density: 8.91 g / cmÂł
Spec Surf. Area: 1.80 m2 /g