VBN Components AB is a Swedish materials development company, founded in 2008. The company produces metal tools and components in near-net-shape according to customer drawings, and also sells license solutions. Products are manufactured directly from powder through a patented 3D-printing process. Environmental impact is heavily reduced due to the efficiency of the production process, as well as the materials. VBN’s brand name Vibenite® stands for extreme wear resistance, heat resistance and complex shapes. Vibenite® materials are pore free and high-performing. At present, their hardness ranges from 55–72 HRC (600-1100 HV). The company has won several innovation awards, among which the SKAPA Innovation Award in memory of Alfred Nobel. In 2017 VBN launched the world’s hardest steel, Vibenite® 290, and in 2018 the first 3D-printed cemented carbide, Vibenite® 480.
The Vibenite® family
The Vibenite® materials provide unique properties that have the potential to increase productivity for any applications where geometry, wear or heat resistance is of importance. Choose your material according to needs of toughness, hardness and heat resistance.
Vibenite® 350 – Corrosion resistant, but still with rather high wear resistance and toughness. Hardness of ~60 HRC (680–700 HV). High chromium content.
Vibenite® 150 – Multipurpose material, hardness range from 55–63 HRC (600-780 HV).
Vibenite® 280 – Suitable for multiple wear applications and for cutting in other metals. Hardness range from 63 to 70 HRC (780–1000 HV).
Vibenite® 290 – The hardest commercially available steel type in the world, launched in 2017. Hardness range of 68–72 HRC (940–1100 HV). Excellent results in metal cutting tools, perfect for other high wear applications.
Vibenite® 480 – Hybrid carbide (cemented carbide/hard metal), released in 2018. Hardness of ~66 HRC, carbide content of ~65%, long-term heat resistance of 750°C, corrosion resistant. Recommended where high-speed steels are not heat resistant enough and where cemented
carbides are too brittle or need complex shapes.
