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Unit 45 - Typical Materials - Coggle Diagram
Unit 45 - Typical Materials
Metals
Titanium
It's ductile lustrous and has low electrical and thermal conductivity.
AM: Direct Energy Deposition
Aluminium
Soft, malleable, ductile, and tenacious, and can compare its tensile strength with iron and copper
AM: Electric Beam Melting
Steel
Hardness, toughness, ductile, durable, malleable, corrosion resistant.
AM: Powder Bed Fusion
Gold
Good conductor of electricity and heat and isn't affected by exposure to air or most reagents
AM:Selective Laser Melting
Silver
It has a lustrous appearance, softness, and being very ductile and malleable. It has the highest electrical conductivity of all metals.
AM: Material Extrusion
Polymers
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
Strong and rigid, flexible, toughness and strength good abrasion and strain resistant.
AM: Fused Deposition Modeling
Polylactic acid
It is a thermoplastic with high tensile strength, it is relatively hard, resistant to moisture and UV light, high stiffness and strength.
AM: Fused Deposition Modeling
Polyamides
High strength and wear resistance compared to other polymers, very good chemical resistance, high tensile strength, good flexibility.
AM: Inkjet Printing
Composites
Glass fillers within polymers
Good mechanical, chemical and dielectric properties, and are also low in price.
AM: Digital Light Processing
Cermets
High wear resistance, low adhesion to metal, can be hard soldered to metal.
AM: Metal Extrusion Additive Manufacturing
Carbon FIbre
High stiffness high tensile strength, electrically conductive
AM: Laminated Object Manufacturing
Epoxy Resin
Resistant to cold, radiation and steam. Strong, heat resistant, and good insulator
AM: Reactive Additive Manufacturing
