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Carpenter Technology produces a range of alloys designed specifically for the rigors of orthopedic devices. Our low-cobalt stainless steels meet EU MDR standards and lead the industry in performance. Our small-diameter materials enable complex manufacturing and less invasive surgery.
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High-performance, low-cobalt stainless steel alloys with superior strength and wear resistance meet the demands of new regulatory frameworks, surgical procedures, and production techniques.
Stainless. Limitless.
An EU MDR-compliant, nitrogen-strengthened, austenitic stainless steel, BioDur 734 is ideal for implantable orthopedic parts with improved tensile, impact, and fatigue strength, and crevice and pitting corrosion resistance over BioDur 316LS.
Breakthrough BioDur® 734
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EU MDR-compliant to reduce patient exposure
Max strength and corrosion resistance with BioDur® 734
Industry-leading quality in a wide selection of forms
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Hardcore alloys
Materials play a prime role in advancing orthopedics to positively impact patient outcomes, reduce procedural cost, meet the demands of new regulatory frameworks, and support an aging population.
EU MDR-compliant, low-cobalt stainless steel alloys answer the
call of the quickly evolving medical device industry.
High-performance materials meet the tight tolerances required for precision medical devices and enable minimally invasive surgeries and robotic-assisted procedures.
Tight dimensional tolerances and diameter uniformity
Unprecedented end-to-end manufacturing consistency
Cost savings + faster patient recoveries
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Hardcore alloys
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The landscape of the industry is changing with the new European Union medical device regulations (EU MDR). Essentially cobalt-free stainless steel compositions address the up-classification of cobalt as a Class II RMR substance.
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Low cobalt for EU MDR compliance
Low nickel for patient sensitivities
Exposure to nickel ions released from the normal wear of medical implants can lead to adverse effects for patients sensitive to the metal. BioDur® 108 offers an FDA-approved, essentially nickel- and cobalt-free alternative to other stainless options. Advanced cold-work capabilities allow us to tailor the mechanical properties of BioDur 108 B and C, 316LS, and 465 to specific end uses.
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Small diameter. Big impact.
Advanced capabilities
As orthopedic device and surgical tools get smaller and more complex, material choices and manufacturing technologies become ever more crucial. Small-diameter alloys produce industry-leading performance and faster patient recoveries, as well as more efficient, cost-effective manufacturing.
High-performance titanium
With stringent roundness, straightness, and finish requirements, small-diameter titanium delivers
tight dimensional tolerances with unprecedented consistency from end-to-end, bar-to-bar,
and lot-to-lot.
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Intricate cobalt alloy forms
Cobalt-based alloys provide exceptional wear and corrosion resistance, ultra-high tensile strength, and superior ductility and toughness. These properties are vital for creating small-diameter materials and complex forms for minimally invasive procedures.
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Powder metallurgy processing
The Micro-Melt powder metallurgy process creates BioDur CCM® material with higher strength, enhanced fatigue resistance, increased hardness, improved microstructural uniformity, and finer grain size — allowing for the production of small-diameter stock and custom shapes.
Built for orthopedics
Large-scale nitinol device production
Nitinol is widely used in medical devices due to its superior superelasticity, shape memory effect,
low stiffness, damping, biocompatibility, and
corrosion resistance. Our Nitinol AM solution empowers large-scale production of complex device geometries with pre-designed porosity, homogeneous composition, high density, and near net shape — all with little to no post-processing.
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Driving orthopedic AM
The next great leap in medical device production
is industrializing additive manufacturing (AM). PowderLife is a powder management solution
that makes AM possible, ensuring quality and reusability, and managing material and inventory.
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Controlled residual stress bar
Conventionally produced stainless steel bar products contain randomly distributed residual stresses that lead to dimensional instability concerns and increased risk to the patient. Carpenter Technology has developed state-of-the-art automated processing that controls levels of residual stresses, delivering:
and the most intense medical challenges
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Controlled residual stress bar
Conventionally produced stainless steel bar products contain randomly distributed residual stresses that lead to dimensional instability concerns and increased risk to the patient. Carpenter Technology has developed state-of-the-art automated processing that controls levels of residual stresses, delivering:
Large-scale nitinol device production
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Controlled residual stress bar
Conventionally produced stainless steel bar products contain randomly distributed residual stresses that lead to dimensional instability concerns and increased risk to the patient. Carpenter Technology has developed state-of-the-art automated processing that controls levels of residual stresses, delivering:
Large-scale nitinol device production