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| Material Extrusion | Material Jetting | Powder Bed Fusion | Directed Energy Deposition | Binder Jetting | Vat Photo- Polymerization | Sheet Lamination |
| Material |
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| Metal |
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| X | X | X | X | X |
| Ceramic |
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| X |
| X | X | X |
| Polymer | X | X | X |
| X | X | X |
| Composite |
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| X |
| X | X | X |
| State of fusion |
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| Thermal reaction bonding | X | X | X | X | X |
| X |
| Chemical reaction bonding |
| X |
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| X | X | X |
| Feedstock |
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| Filament/wire | X |
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| X |
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| Powder |
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| X | X | X | X |
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| Sheet stack |
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| X |
| Liquid |
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| X |
| X | X |
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| Thermoplastic |
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| X |
| X |
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| Melted Material |
| X |
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