Table 2.

Metals used in AM

Materials	Printing technology	Tensile strength, MPa	Young's modulus, GPa	Yield strength, MPa	Relative density, %	Thermal conductivity, W m−1 k−1	Max operating temperature, °C	Ref.
Al/Si	SLS, SLA	240–480	N/A	180–270	100	N/A	400	98, 99, 100
Co/Cr	SLS	1200–1260	N/A	850–900	100	N/A	1150	101
NI/Cr	SLS	1350	170	1075	100	11.4	650–980	102
Ti (alloy)	SLS	450–1300	105–120	350–8000	100	6.7–26	425–540	26, 93, 103, 104, 105, 106
Stainless steel: 316L	SLS	500–700	190	300–500	100	15–21	N/A	107
17–4 PH		1100–1300	N/A	620–1100	N/A	N/A	550	108
Maraging steel		1100	N/A	860	N/A	N/A	40 N/A 0	109
Alloy steel		300–600	N/A	N/A	100	N/A		110
Cu	Inkjet 3DP, SLS	116.7	N/A	N/A	85.5	N/A	N/A	111, 112