Prototype and mass produce with the same alloys
Desktop Metal designs their systems to use the same MIM (Metal Injection Molding) materials. This opens up an ecosystem of low-cost, high-quality alloys with a mature supply chain and well-studied process controls.
200+ compatible alloys
By enabling the use of metal powders from the MIM industry, our systems have access to a wide range of existing materials—from steels and aluminum to superalloys and titanium.
Up to 80% cheaper
Laser-based systems require specially formulated, cost-prohibitive metal powders. We use metal powder with a wide particle size distribution, enabling much lower materials costs.
Over 30 materials
All available materials are bolded in the list below. All other materials are in development.
- Alloy Steel
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- 4140 (Chrome Moly)
- 4605 (FN02)
- Aluminium
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- 2024*
- 6061*
- 7075*
- AlSi10Mg*
- Carbide
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- WC-3Co
- Copper
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- Copper
- Bronze
- Heavy Alloy
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- Tungsten Heavy Alloy
- Veloxint HardMetal
- Low Expansion
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- Kovar F-15
- Invar 36
- Super Alloy
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- Inconel 625
- Cobalt Chrome F75
- Hastelloy
- MP35N (Ni Co Cr Mo)
- Stainless Steel
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- 316L (Austenitic)
- 17-4 PH
- 15-5 (PH)
- 303 (Austenitic)
- 316L Duplex
- 410 (Martensitic)
- 420 (Martensitic)
- 430 (Ferritic)
- 440 (Martensitic)
- HK30Nb
- Nitronic19 (Duplex)
- BIODUR 108 (Ni Free)
- Magnetics
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- Hiperco 50
- High Performance Steel
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- Maraging Steel 18Ni300
- Veloxint Stainless
- Titanium
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- Ti64*
- Commercially Pure Titanium*
- Tool Steel
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- H13
- A2
- D2
- M2
- S7
- Other
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- BASF Catamold (requires special debinding)
* Requires Al / Ti furnace add-on package
Stratasys patented Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Technology works with production-grade thermoplastics to build tough, durable parts that are accurate, repeatable and stable over time. 3D print your concept models, prototypes, tools and end-use parts in familiar materials like ABS, PC and high-performance ULTEM 9085.
PolyJet photopolymers offer an astonishing level of detail and final-product realism that surpasses all other 3D printing technologies. With chameleon-like ability to simulate clear, flexible and rigid materials and engineering plastics — and even combine multiple material properties into one model — your prototypes could easily be mistaken for final products.
FDM Technologyfrom Stratasys
PolyJet Technologyfrom Stratasys
