Technologies | SLM | EBM | LMD | LENS | EBFF |
Heat source | Laser | Electron beam | Laser | Laser | Electron beam |
Material form | Powder | Powder/Wire | Powder | Powder | Fuse wire |
Working condition | Inertia | Vacuum | Inertia | Inertia | Vacuum |
Size Complexity Appearance quality Forming efficiency Forming accuracy Density Post process | Medium-small | Medium-small | Large-medium | Large-medium | Large |
Extremely | Extremely | Complex | Complex | Complex | |
Excellent | Good | Average | Poor | Poor | |
Medium | Medium | High | Medium | Highest | |
High | Good | Average | Poor | Medium | |
High | High | Good | High | High | |
Hardly | Hardly | A little | A little | A little | |
Formable materials | Titanium alloy, super-alloys, steel, aluminium alloy, carbide alloy, Co-Cr, Cu-Su, WNi, Ni-Al, Nb-Ti-Si, FGMs, … |