BASF Ultrafuse® 316L

Stainless Steel Composite Metal Filament for 3D Printers 
Ultrafuse® 316L is an innovative filament to produce 316L grade stainless steel parts.
Specifications: 1.75mm / 2.85mm
Spool Size: 3kg

 
Ultrafuse® 316L is designed for ultimate ease of handling on conventional Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printers. BASF Ultrafuse® 316L combines greater freedom of design with a lower total cost of ownership – printing metal parts easier, faster and affordable. Parts printed with Ultrafuse® 316L obtain their final properties, including hardness and strength, through the catalytic debinding and sintering process.

 
Benefits at a Glance

• Easy and affordable metal 3D printing
• Fast material exchange and easy handling
• For all open source FFF printers
• Produces parts of stainless-steel 316L metal
• Uniform particle distribution enhances mechanical properties
• High flexibility of filament enables successful printing in any FFF printers
• Compatible with both Bowden and direct drive extruders

Example Applications

• Tooling
• Jigs and fixtures
• Functional prototypes
• Small series production

Material Properties

• Easy and affordable metal 3D printing
• Fast material exchange and easy handling
• For all open source FFF printers
• Produces parts of stainless-steel 316L metal
• Uniform particle distribution enhances mechanical properties

 
Comparison of BASF’s Ultrafuse® 316L and Ultrafuse 17-4

  316L                             

Stainless steel  

•Non-magnetic
•Excellent corrosion resistance
•Excellent weldability
•Ductile mechanical properties

17-4 PH                          

Stainless steel

•Magnetic
•Good corrosion resistance
•Heat treatable
•Very strong mechanical properties