Metal

Titanium Ti6Al4V — SLM 3D printing

SLM Available Express available

Aerospace titanium on demand — our strongest material, full stop.

Titanium Ti6Al4V 3D printing material

Ti6Al4V (Grade 5) is the aerospace titanium alloy printed by laser powder-bed fusion. It offers the highest strength-to-weight of anything we print, with exceptional corrosion and temperature resistance, and is the alloy trusted across aerospace and medical.

What Titanium Ti6Al4V is used for

Ti-6Al-4V titanium is the aerospace and medical alloy: lightweight aircraft brackets, motorsport parts, and biocompatible-grade components where maximum strength-to-weight is essential.

Property profile

Strength
Stiffness
Toughness
Flexibility
Heat
Detail
UV / Outdoor

Strengths

  • Highest strength-to-weight of anything we print
  • Exceptional corrosion and temperature resistance
  • The alloy trusted in aerospace and medical
  • Prints geometry impossible to machine from billet

Know the limits

  • Premium of the premium — reserve for parts that earn it
  • Machining allowances needed on precision interfaces

Maximum build size

1100 × 625 × 625 mm

Surface finish & colours

Raw metallic as-built; bead-blast, machine or polish. Can be anodised for colour marking.

Natural metal finish; bead-blast, machine, polish or anodise-mark.

Natural metal

Best suited for

Metal End-use production Heat over 100 °C Outdoor / UV-stable Chemical / moisture exposure Water-resistant Fatigue-resistant

Lead time

Standard 20 business days
Express Express available 8–10 business days

Lead times are indicative and start from order confirmation. Actual turnaround varies model by model, depending on part geometry, print time, quantity and shipping location. Express service incurs an additional charge. Express availability is subject to current machine capacity — please confirm when ordering.

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Typical technical data

Price$537.89
Tensile strength1050 MPa
Elongation at break13 %
Hardness~36 HRC (320 HV)
Density4.42 g/cm³
Water absorption (24 h)0 %
Layer / tolerance±0.10–0.20 mm or ±0.2% (pre-machining)

View technical data sheet (TDS)

Finishing & post-processing for Titanium Ti6Al4V

Parts printed in Titanium Ti6Al4V in SLM can be finished a number of ways at KAD3D, from a clean functional surface to a fully painted, display-ready result. The treatments below are the ones we most often apply to this material.

Heat Treatment
A furnace cycle develops the material’s full mechanical properties — essential for metals to reach their rated strength.
Machining
CNC machining or drilling adds precision features — flat mating faces, bores and tapped holes — to tolerances tighter than printing alone.
Bead Blast
Fine media is blasted across the surface for an even, matte, uniform texture that removes powder and tooling marks.
Polishing
Progressive polishing brings the surface up to a bright, reflective sheen — most striking on metals and clear resins.

What this material supports

✓ Paintable
  • Paint & custom colour: Titanium Ti6Al4V primes and paints well, so parts can be matched to any brand colour, gloss level or metallic look.

Most popular finish: Stress-relieve, then bead-blast and machine critical interfaces; polish where required.

Reference #3DBenchy — like-for-like pricing

To make material costs easy to compare, KAD3D prints the same standard model — the #3DBenchy — in every material. The price shown is what that identical benchmark part costs in Titanium Ti6Al4V, so you can weigh materials against each other on a genuine like-for-like basis before uploading your own file.

Benchy in this material $537.89

Benchmark price is a guide for comparison only; your part is quoted on its own size, geometry and finishing. Upload your model for an exact price.

These prices were taken on 1 July 2026 and are still in place.

Where it fits

Aerospace hardware, motorsport parts, and high-value structural replacements.

Commonly chosen for aerospace and defence programs across Victoria and South Australia, where its strength-to-weight and corrosion resistance suit demanding structural hardware.

Titanium Ti6Al4V (SLM)

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Material data on these pages was compiled with the assistance of online research tools, in good faith, and may contain inaccuracies. Values are indicative only and intended to give a closer idea of each material's behaviour. For accurate, batch-specific TDS or SDS documentation, please contact KAD3D directly. KAD3D accepts no liability for any reliance on this information.