VBN Components Introduces New High-Strength 3D-Printed Alloy Vibenite 130

Formnext Vibenite 130: New alloy combines 60 HRC hardness with high toughness

2025-11-16 Source: VBN 1 min Reading Time

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After years of delivering ultra-hard 3D-printed metals, VBN Components now introduces Vibenite 130 — a tough, high-strength alloy engineered for fatigue-resistant applications. The launch at Formnext 2025 marks a new step in combining hardness, durability and sustainable near-net-shape manufacturing.

The new 3D-printed metal Vibenite 130 with high toughness and hardness is suitable for applications such as moulds, punches, extrusion and wear parts. (Source: VBN Components) — The new 3D-printed metal Vibenite 130 with high toughness and hardness is suitable for applications such as moulds, punches, extrusion and wear parts.
(Source: VBN Components)

For many years, additively manufactured (3D-printed) Vibenite metals have demonstrated consistently high performance across a range of applications. This performance is based on the use of established electron beam melting technology (PBF-EB/M) combined with a proprietary heat-treatment process that unites hot isostatic pressing with rapid quenching (URQ-HIP). The result is materials with very high hardness and wear resistance, exemplified by the 3D-printed Vibenite 290 alloy, which reaches around 76 HRC and is considered one of the hardest steels available.

During the years, VBN customers has also asked for the Vibenite performance level in toughness. In many products such as agricultural wear applications, plastic forming moulds and rock drill bits, an extreme toughness and fatigue resistance is vital. This is the reason why VBN Components is launching the new alloy Vibenite 130 at the 2025 Formnext fair in Frankfurt.

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The microstructure in Vibenite 130 consists of a tough steel matrix with fine carbide content, which enhances the wear resistance.(Source: VBN Components)

The Vibenite 130 is a grade close to the most common tool steel type, H13, but this is 3D printed and heat treated in a special way for achieving hardness up to 60 HRC with high toughness. It is also a high strength material with max tensile strength, Rm, of about 1900 MPa. As all Vibenite alloys, the raw material is recycled scrap, and the production yield is extremely high when 3D-printing in near-net-shape.

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