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Titanium Grade 23 | Ti6Al4V ELI | PF -45/+15 µm | VED 50 J/mm³ | BUR 9 cm³/h

Numeric designationTitan Grade 23 | 3.7165
Chemical designationTi6Al4V ELI
StateAdditive manufactured by means of L-PBF
EtchingKroll

The microstructure consists of martensite. There are isolated ply bonding defects (~ 200 µm) and blowholes. Etching was done with Kroll for approx. 2 min.

  • Laser class 400 W
  • Beam diameter 80 µm
  • Layer thickness 30 µm
  • VED 50 J/mm³
  • Build-up rate 9 cm³/h
  • Relative density > 99.8
  • Powder grain fraction -45/+15 µm