Patent ID: 11865612
Assignee: TANIOBIS GMBH
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A  C  Y | IPC A  B  C

Claim 1:
2. A metal powder suitable for use in a 3D printing process, the metal powder consisting of:
a metal selected from the group consisting of,
tantalum and impurities,
titanium and impurities,
niobium and impurities,
an alloy consisting of tantalum, niobium and impurities,
an alloy consisting of titanium, niobium and impurities, and
an alloy consisting of tantalum, titanium, niobium and impurities,

wherein,
particles of the metal powder have a dendritic microstructure, and
particles of the metal powder comprise an average aspect ratio ΨA of from 0.7 to 1, where, ΨA=xFeret min/xFeret max.