Description
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technologies discusses the recent developments and future possibilities in additive manufacturing. The book focuses on advanced technologies and materials, with chapters centered on shape memory materials, alloys and metals, polymers, ceramics, thermosets, biomaterials, and composites. Fiber-reinforced materials are covered as well, as are the life cycle and performance criteria of 3D printed materials. Other chapters look at the various applications of these materials and processing techniques, covering their use in the aerospace and automotive sectors, construction, bioengineering, and the pharmaceutical industry. Various additive manufacturing techniques such as electron beam melting, selective laser melting, laser sintered, fused deposition, and more are also studied.- Presents a comprehensive overview of recent advances in additive manufacturing technology and materials research and development- Outlines the processing methods, functionalization, mechanics, and applications of additive manufactured materials and technology- Summarizes lifecycles and performance parameters of 3D printed materials- Focuses on the types of shape memory materials and smart materials used in 3D printing in industrial applications and their applications
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to additive manufacturing2. Material Advancements and Standards in 3D Printing Materials: Polymers, Metals, and Composites3. Smart Functional and Shape Memory Materials4. Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing: Advancements and Case Studies5. Case Studies on Material and Technology Advancements in Electron Beam Melting (EBM) and Selective Laser Melting (SLM)6. Additive Manufacturing in Automotive and Aerospace Technologies7. Additive Manufactured Ceramics and Ceramic Composites8. Post-Processing Strategies for Additive Manufactured Metal, Metal Composite, and Ceramic Materials9. Additive Manufacturing Technologies in Construction-Based Materials10. Advancements and Case Studies in 3D-Printing of Polymer and Polymer Composites through SLS and FDM11. Challenges in Making Polymer and Composite Filament for FDM Printers12. Failure Models for FDM 3D Printed Specimens13. 3D-Printing of Thermosets and their Corresponding Composites14. Advancements in fiber reinforced materials in 3D printing15. Pharmaceutical technologies and applications of additive manufacturing16. Bio-based additive manufacturing17. 3D printing of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering18. Role of 3D Printing in Sports and Prosthetics19. Design for Additive Manufacturing of Cellular Structures20. Additive Manufactured Metallic and Bone Tissue Advancements21. Assessment of the Additive Manufacturing Process Life Cycle and Economics22. Future Prospects and Constraints of Additive Manufacturing
