ABSTRACT
The additive manufacturing industry has been growing and new advancements are being introduced. New 3D-printing machines are also being developed to allow different and new 3D-printing materials such as plastics, metals (metal AM powders), composites, filaments, and more.
For industrial additive manufacturing, there’s a wide range of printing materials to choose from. These materials have their own characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. There are important factors such as 3D-printing material type, texture, cost, printing technology, and process, etc., that need to be considered to avoid mistakes in additive manufacturing. It can be difficult to choose the most suitable material for a specific project. Selection of material for manufacturing, multiple materials, metal AM processes and materials, composite materials and bio materials, shape-memory materials, and advanced AM materials are discussed in detail.
