Research Article
Additive Manufacturing Technologies: An Overview about 3D Printing Methods and Future Prospects
Table 9
Classification matrix of the processes in additive manufacturing.
| | Material | Materials with a low melting point | Resins, transparent materials (2)
Flexible materials (3) | Ceramics (4)
Powder (5)
Sheets (6) | Metals and difficult materials (7) |
| | Energy | Heat | Chemical energy | UV light (visible or laser) | Mechanical energy | Electrical resistance (a)
Electron beam (b)
High power laser (c) | Adhesives (d)
Reagents (e) | Laser (f) or visible light (g) | Cutting tool (h) |
| | Machine and tools | Low cost (such as RepRap) | Office (2) | Professional (3) | Industrial (4) | | Vats and containers for photosensitive liquids or powder (a) | Deposition or extrusion nozzles (b) | Injectors (c) | Cutting tool (d) |
| | Technology | In conceptual and development phase | In experimental phase (2) | Available at research centre (3) | Available commercially (4) |
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