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Unit 45: typical materials. - Coggle Diagram
Unit 45: typical materials.
polymers
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Properties:
High rigidity, Good impact resistance even at low temperatures, good insulating properties.
FDM 3D Printing
polylactic acid (PLA)
Properties: poor ductility, low impact strength and brittleness
Material extrusion
polyamides
Properties: high temperature and electrical resistance and very flexible
powder bed fusion
metals
Titanium
Properties: ductile, low electrical and thermal conductivity low density
Material Jetting
aluminium
Properties: Good thermal and electrical conductor
Powder bed Fusion
steel
Properties: hardness, toughness, tensile strength, yield strength, elongation,
Powder bed fusion
gold
Properties: soft, dense, malleable, ductile
Powder bed fusion
silver
Properties: soft, very ductile, malleable
Powder bed fusion
Composit materials
glass fillers within polymers
Properties: transparency, heat resistance, pressure and breakage resistance and chemical resistance
Material jetting
cermets
properties: ductile, high strength, and high thermal conductivity.
powder bed fusion
carbon fiber
Properties: high stiffness, high tensile strength, low weight, high chemical resistance, high temperature tolerance and low thermal expansion
powder bed fusion
epoxy resins
Properties: high strength, low shrinkage, electrical insulator
material fusion
