Metal 3D printing in construction: A review of methods, research, applications, opportunities and challenges

C Buchanan, L Gardner - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing, more formally known as additive manufacturing (AM), has the potential
to revolutionise the construction industry, with foreseeable benefits including greater …

Review of selective laser melting: Materials and applications

CY Yap, CK Chua, ZL Dong, ZH Liu, DQ Zhang… - Applied physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is a particular rapid prototy**, 3D printing, or Additive
Manufacturing (AM) technique designed to use high power-density laser to melt and fuse …

Design for Additive Manufacturing: Trends, opportunities, considerations, and constraints

MK Thompson, G Moroni, T Vaneker, G Fadel… - CIRP annals, 2016 - Elsevier
The past few decades have seen substantial growth in Additive Manufacturing (AM)
technologies. However, this growth has mainly been process-driven. The evolution of …

A review on selective laser sintering/melting (SLS/SLM) of aluminium alloy powders: Processing, microstructure, and properties

EO Olakanmi, RF Cochrane, KW Dalgarno - Progress in materials science, 2015 - Elsevier
Manufacturing businesses aiming to deliver their new customised products more quickly and
gain more consumer markets for their products will increasingly employ selective laser …

Laser subtractive and laser powder bed fusion of metals: Review of process and production features

M Khorasani, I Gibson, AH Ghasemi… - Rapid Prototy** …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is, to compare laser-based additive manufacturing and
subtractive methods. Laser-based manufacturing is a widely used, noncontact, advanced …

Fused deposition modeling with polypropylene

OS Carneiro, AF Silva, R Gomes - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the potential of polypropylene (PP) as a candidate for fused
deposition modeling (FDM)-based 3D printing technique. The entire filament production …

Selective laser melting (SLM) of AlSi12Mg lattice structures

M Leary, M Mazur, J Elambasseril, M McMillan… - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Additive manufacture (AM) enables innovative structural design, including the fabrication of
complex lattice structures with unique engineering characteristics. In particular, selective …

A review on the state-of-the-art of surface finishing processes and related ISO/ASTM standards for metal additive manufactured components

JY Lee, AP Nagalingam, SH Yeo - Virtual and Physical Prototy**, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The current state-of-the-art metal additive manufacturing (AM) process still cannot meet the
high industry requirements in terms of surface roughness. In addition, there are limited …

Additive manufacturing of titanium alloys in the biomedical field: processes, properties and applications

F Trevisan, F Calignano, A Aversa… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The mechanical properties and biocompatibility of titanium alloy medical devices and
implants produced by additive manufacturing (AM) technologies–in particular, selective …

Design optimization of supports for overhanging structures in aluminum and titanium alloys by selective laser melting

F Calignano - Materials & Design, 2014 - Elsevier
Selective laser melting (SLM) process allows fabricating strong, lightweight and complex
metallic structures. To successfully produce metallic parts by SLM, additional structures are …