6K Additive’s Ti6AL4V titanium powder has obtained impartial certification from Scientific Certification Techniques (SCS) World Providers for reaching a minimal 95% post-consumer recycled titanium content material.

The SCS Recycled Content material Certification assesses merchandise constituted of pre-consumer or post-consumer materials diverted from the waste stream and measures the proportion of recycled content material for the aim of constructing an correct declare within the market.

It comes after 6K additive’s UniMelt microwave plasma expertise proved to point out reductions in vitality utilization and carbon emissions when processing nickel and titanium alloys when assessed by Foresight Administration. These Life Cycle Evaluation research demonstrated that its nickel-based alloys exhibited reductions in vitality utilization of round 90%, whereas its titanium alloy confirmed discount in vitality utilization of round 75%.

This newest seal of approval comes as 6K Additive continues to work to develop and ship sustainable steel powder options to the additive manufacturing market.

“We’re thrilled that our dedication to sustainability has been acknowledged by a number one group resembling SCS World Providers by means of their certification course of. We’re seeing a giant improve from prospects asking for not solely knowledge, however third-party validation from their suppliers concerning sustainability and having a acknowledged certification from a worldwide sustainability group like SCS is strictly the kind of affirmation they’re looking for,” stated Frank Roberts, President of 6K Additive. “Our proprietary expertise for processing titanium and refractory metals at scale is a profit to our prospects and the surroundings by recycling scrap streams again into premium powders.”

Earlier this month, 6K Additive’s Frank Roberts spoke to TCT concerning the firm’s acquisition of World Metallic Powders and its partnership with Metallic Powder Works.