Overview
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Learn how to choose the right material for your 3D printing job. Review different types of materials—filament, resin, and powder—and their strengths and weaknesses.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Choosing additive manufacturing materials
- Factors in selecting 3D printable materials
- Mechanical properties
- When you do not want to use a 3D printer
- Surface quality and feature size requirements
- Filament, resin, or powder?
- Selecting a filament material
- What materials can your printer use?
- Composites and "metal" filament
- Maximizing production capacity
- Designing parts for lowest turnaround time
- Types of resins
- Maximizing production capacity using resin
- Designing parts for resin printing vs. filament printing
- Selective laser sintering (SLS)
- Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS)
- Full-color printing
- Direct printing: Mass customization
- Tooling/molds
- Typical applications
- Next steps
