Originally Posted by Won (Post 10576803)

CF for road car wheels is pretty much a gimmick. Very little actual benefit vs. AL or MG, maybe you get more street cred. One of my previous companies (composites) did a study and prototype runs together with a well-known German wheel company whose name has three letters. End result: by the time the wheel met all the OEM requirements, there was hardly any weight savings. The only point they could sell it on was exclusivity.

Here is some info on commercially available printed metallic materials:
https://www.stratasysdirect.com/-/media/files/direct/material-datasheets/direct-metal-laser-sintering/dmls_titanium_ti-ti64_material_specifications.pdf
https://www.stratasysdirect.com/technologies/direct-metal-laser-sintering