Desktop Metal® 17-4 PH / 1.4542 (Studio System™)

17-4 PH is a precipitation hardening steel used in a wide range of industrial applications. The material is ideal for mildly corrosive environments and applications with high strength requirements.

Yield strength 660 MPa
Tensile strength 1042 MPa
Elongation at fracture 8.5%
Young's modulus 195
GPaHardness 37 HRC
Density (relative) 98

Combines very good corrosion resistance, with high strength and good toughness.

Fully age-hardenable, with excellent notched impact strength even at sub-zero temperatures.

Applications Plant, machinery and shipbuilding, petroleum industry and the wood and paper industry, as well as medical technology.

Assembly jigs and tools.