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

Claim 0:
1. A metal powder suitable for use in a 3D printing process, the metal powder comprising:
a metal selected from 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.