Additive Manufacturing: Materials for 3D Printing

Find out how to evaluate available materials for additive manufacturing and select what will be best for your products.

Introduction

• Choosing your material for additive manufacturing

1. Defining Basic Material Requirements

• Factors in selecting 3D printable materials
• Mechanical properties
• When you do not want to use a 3D printer
• Surface quality and feature size requirements
• Filament, resin, or powder
• Sustainability
• Standards

2. Extrusion-Based Printers

• Selecting a filament material
• What materials can your printer use?
• Metal extrusion printing
• Composites
• Glass
• Ceramics
• Architectural 3D printing
• Food
• Maximizing production capacity using extrusion

3. Resin Printers

• Types of resins
• Filled resins
• Maximizing production capacity using resin
• Designing parts for resin printing vs. filament printing

4. Laser Sintering Materials

• Selective laser sintering (SLS)
• Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS)

5. Binder Jetting and Full Color

• Binder jetting
• Binder jetting metal
• Full-color printing

6. Biomaterials

• Bioprinting materials
• Biocompatible materials

Conclusion

• Next steps