Table 1.

Process parameters for iron, aluminum and nickel alloys.

Alloy		* Process	† Power (W)	Scanning Speed (mm/s)	Ref.
Iron Alloys	H13	EBM	(20 mA)	500	[91]
	4340	DMD	500	7.5	[92]
	18Ni300	SLM	86–100	180–220	[93]
	H13	DMD	1000–1400	10.5–19.0	[94]
	H13	DMD	2500	5	[95]
	ER70S-6	3D GMAW	(14–16 V, 65–76A)	5.23	[96]
	M2 steel	DMLS	200	50–175	[97]
	Tool steel	SLM	75–175	300-450	[98]
	420 SS	DMLS	283–317	600–1000	[99]
Aluminum Alloys	Al 2139	EBF3	1350	8.47	[100]
	AlSi10Mg	SLM	195	800	[101]
	Al-12Si	Pulsed SLM	500–4500	1.5–3.0	[102]
	Al-12Si	SLM	200	37–2000	[103]
	AlSi10Mg	SLM	200	318	[104]
	AlSi10Mg	SLM	200	Not reported	[105]
	AlSi10Mg	DMLS	120	900	[106]
	Al-12Si	SLS	100–200	80–200	[107]
	Al 2024	SLM	200	83–333	[108]
Nickel Alloys	IN718	SLM	200	800–1200	[109]
	IN718	DMD	750	6.25	[110]
	IN718	SLM	110–130	400–600	[67]
	Rene 142	EBM	Not reported	Not reported	[111]
	Colmonoy 6	LRM	2500	4.2	[112]
	IN625	LRM	1000–1500	5.0–13	[113]
	Rene 142	LC	550	Not reported	[114]
	Nimonic 263	SLM	200	100	[115]
	IN718	SLM	170	417	[116]
	Experimental	SLM	1000	2	[117]
	IN718	SLM	3000	Not reported	[118]
	IN939	SLM	400	540–620	[119]
	IN718	SMD	(220A)	5	[120]
	Rene 41	LMD	4500–5000	5.00–5.83	[121]
	Rene 80	SLE	1000	~100	[122]
	Hastelloy X	SLM	165–195	Not reported	[123]
	Hastelloy X	SLM	Not reported	Not reported	[123]
	IN718	SLM	Not reported	Not reported	[124]
	Ni60A	LMDS	Not reported	Not reported	[125]

* EBM = Electron beam melting, DMD = Direct metal deposition, SLM = Selective laser melting, 3D-GMAW = Gas metal arc welding 3D printing, DMLS = Direct metal laser sintering, EBF³ = Electron beam freeform fabrication, DMLS = Direct metal laser sintering, SLS = Selective laser sintering, LRM = Laser Rapid Manufacturing, LC = Laser Cladding, SMD = Shaped Metal Deposition, LMD = Laser Metal Deposition. ^† Values in parenthesis signify processes where it is more common to report the voltage and current.