Table 2.
| Method | Material | Cost | Accuracy | Energy Consumption | Multiple Materials | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selective Laser Melting (SLM) | Metal | High | High | High | Fair | High |
| Electron-Beam Melting (EBM) | Metal | High | High | High | Fair | High |
| Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) | Polymer, Ceramic, Metal | High | Limited | High | Fair | Low |
| Fused deposition modeling (FDM) | Polymer | Low | Good | Low | Fair | Low |
| Robocasting or direct ink writing (DIW) | Polymer, Ceramic, Metal | Low | Good | Low | Good | Low |
| Stereolithography (SLA) | Resin | High | High | Very Low | Good | Very Low |
| Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) | Metal | High | Low | High | Fair | High |