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Unit 45 - Typical Materials - Coggle Diagram
Unit 45 - Typical Materials
Metals
Silver
Properties- Nearly white, lustrous, soft, very ductile, malleable, excellent conductor of heat
Used in Precious Metal Additive Manufacturing
Gold
Properties- Conduct heat and electricity, ductile, highly reflective f heat and light and malleable.
Used in Direct Metal Laser Sintering
Steel
Properties- High Tensile Strength, low cost, high strength and low weight
Used in layer by layer consolidation of powder (3D Printing)
Aluminium
Properties- Solid, Non magnetic, non-lustrous, silvery white with slight bluish tint
Used in Direct Metal Laser Sintering
Titanium
Properties- Ductile, high strength, stiffness, toughness, low density and good corrosion resistance
Used in Direct Energy Deposition
Polymers
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
Properties- Offer good balance of impact, heat, chemical and abrasion resistance, dimensional stability, tensile strength, surface hardness
Used in Fused Deposition Modelling
PLA (Polylactic Acid)
Properties- High deflection temperature. tensile strength, flexural strength
Used in Fused Filament Fabrication
Polyamides
Properties - High abrasion resistance, exhibit high temperature and electrical resistance
Used in Fused Deposition Modelling
Composites
Glass filers with polymers
Properties- High Rigidity and tensile strength, high impact strength
Used in Material Jetting
Cermet (Ceramic and Metallic)
Properties- High temperature resistance and hardness. ability to undergo plastic deformation.
Used in Fused Filament Fabrication
Carbon fibre
Properties - High tensile strength, high stiffness, low weight, high chemical resistance.
Used in Composite Based Additive Manufacturing
Epoxy resins
Properties- High strength, low shrinkage, excellent adhesion to various substrates and effective electrical insulation.
Used in Photopolymerization, material jetting and powder bed fusion.
