Table 5 Mechanical strength of commercial AM materials
Material group or AM process | Mechanical strength (ultimate tensile strength) (MPa) |
|---|---|
Polymers | 1.5–150 |
Metals | 150–500 |
Alloys | > 500 |
FDM process | 36–71.64 |
SLS process | 19–470 |
SL, SGC and MJM processes (Photopolymers) | 22–79 |
MJM and BPM processes (Thermopolymers) | 1.46–60.3 |
3DP process | 9–24 |
LOM process (paper material) | 26 |