ABS

ASA

Nylon PA12

Carbon-filled nylon PA12

PC similar heat-resistant translucent material

PC polycarbonate

PLA

PETG

PEEK

ULTEM 1010 High Performance Thermoplastic

ULTEM 9085 High Performance Thermoplastic

Large parts can be printed using this technology and the choice of materials and colors is very wide: more than 40

Usually no post-processing is required

fast

Affordable: For less complex geometries, this option may cost around 15% less than SLS

The operating environment is clean and safe, and can be carried out in an office environment without the risk of toxic gases and chemical pollution.

Raw material is supplied in reeled wire form for easy handling and quick replacement

Support components are required and may leave unnecessary traces when removed

Small details are worrisome

significant stratification

360X

9000E

Ledo6060

Somos-like ABS

High toughness LEDO

8100 transparent

Therm1 (high temperature resistance 150 degrees)

TAURUS (black)

8220

Perform (ceramic-like)

UTR3000 (brown, suitable for cultural and creative products)

Union black

smooth surface treatment

Can print clear and transparent parts

High precision

fast

The size range that can be printed is wide, the largest foreign printable size is 2m, and the smallest printable size is 0.1mm.

Resin/polymer materials only

If resin is used as printing material, UV resistance is limited

Support components required

The construction cost is high, the maintenance cost is high, the material price is high, and it pollutes the environment.

The process is relatively complicated

Source: Bilibili Dark Horse Falls https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1HG4y1x7UY/?spm_id_from=333.880.my_history.page.click

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV13441197jP/?spm_id_from=333.788.recommend_more_video.12&vd_source=4b3c1a4b99a3601e88428117df1d2ffa

Printable materials

Can be post-processed

shortcoming

Advantage

HP Nylon Multi-Jet Fusion (MJF) is a powerful 3D printing technology that can quickly produce highly accurate and durable parts, especially with many advantages compared to other powder bed fusion technologies. Multi-jet melt parts are ideal for end-use applications, low- to medium-volume production, rapid prototyping, or as a nexus for injection molding. HP Nylon Multi-Jet Fusion (MJF) printed parts can be post-processed such as dyeing, sanding, and plating.

Printable materials

Can be post-processed

shortcoming

Advantage

SLM refers to selective laser melting or selective laser melting

The principle is the same as SLS

Mainly used in metal printing

Printable materials

Advantage

shortcoming

The principle of Electron Beam Melting (EBM) technology is similar to that of SLM technology. An important difference is that the energy source is different. SLM uses laser as the energy source, while EBM uses electron beam as the energy source. In addition, the energy of the electron beam is greater, and the residual stress of the parts printed from the material will be smaller.

Laser metal melting (Laser metal deposition) is the name of RPM Innovations. Its principle is the same as BeAM's DED, but the name is different. Of course, these popular names can also be Laser Deposition Technology (LDT), laser additive manufacturing (LAM), and DMD (direct metal deposition).

Industrial-grade metal 3D printing also has a binder jetting (BJ) technology. Similar to the molding method of laser sintering, a layer of metal powder consumables is first laid out, and then the adhesive is sprayed through the nozzle. The pattern of each layer is the slice of each layer of the part. After printing is completed, the surrounding powder also needs to be removed as shown in the video. The difference from laser sintering is that BJ technology first shapes the preliminary blank and then sinters it. (Comments from a video about 3D printing by Mr. He)

almost any alloy

thermoplastic powder