A survey of additive manufacturing reviews

Abstract

Nowadays, additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have been widely used in construction, medical, military, aerospace, fashion, etc. The advantages of AM (e.g., more design freedom, no restriction on the complexity of parts, and rapid prototyping) have attracted a growing number of researchers. Increasing number of papers are published each year. Until now, thousands of review papers have already been published in the field of AM. It is, therefore, perhaps timely to perform a survey on AM review papers so as to provide an overview and guidance for readers to choose their interested reviews on some specific topics. This survey gives detailed analysis on these reviews, divides these reviews into different groups based on the AM techniques and materials used, highlights some important reviews in this area, and provides some discussions and insights.

The effect of geometric design and materials on section properties of additively manufactured lattice elements

“…Fabrication using MAM is typically achieved by the iterative fusion, or adhesion, of metallic input material over a series of layers based on cross-sections taken from digital design data [7]. Prominent examples include sheet lamination (SHL), binder jet technology (BJT), material jetting technology (MJT), material extrusion (MEX), powder bed fusion (PBF), and directed energy deposition (DED) [8]. MAM provides an opportunity to fabricate novel, mass-optimised, or high-value components such as medical implants and lightweight aerospace components.…”

“…Fig 8. Idealised geometric properties for polygon orders rotated by , where (a) circle, octagon, square, and triangle, associated with the same cross-sectional area, (b) second moment of area percentage improvement, over the circle, for each shape, (c) radius of gyration, (d) elastic shape factor, (e) percentage improvement of section modulus, over the circle, and (f) failure shape factor…”

Research on the Input-Transformation-Output Process of Additive Manufacturing: Comparing PLA/Polysmooth and Resin Printed Rings

“…The material extrusion process was later named Fused Deposition Modeling (FMD) [35]. As Yap et al [13] state, FDM involves extruding or pushing thermoplastic materials through a heated nozzle tip where the material is deposited layer by layer as it solidifies.…”

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Material Property and Cell Viability of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4 V

“…Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) encompasses various techniques such as laser powder (LP, ISO/ASTM 52941), electron beam (EB) powder (ISO/ASTM 52911−3:2023), and wire and arc-based methods (ISO/ASTM WK69732). 1,2 LP-based technology stands out in the medical industry 3 due to its precise dimensional control and cost-effectiveness compared to EB-based processes. 4,5 However, compared to conventional processes, LP-based processes demand a higher cost of investment and processing for the batch manufacturing of medium to large biomedical components, which is of concern to the industry.…”

“…Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) encompasses various techniques such as laser powder (LP, ISO/ASTM 52941), electron beam (EB) powder (ISO/ASTM 52911–3:2023), and wire and arc-based methods (ISO/ASTM WK69732). , LP-based technology stands out in the medical industry due to its precise dimensional control and cost-effectiveness compared to EB-based processes. , However, compared to conventional processes, LP-based processes demand a higher cost of investment and processing for the batch manufacturing of medium to large biomedical components, which is of concern to the industry . LP-based processes possess inherent challenges such as inclusions of porosity and residual thermal stresses on the manufactured Ti6Al4V implants, resulting in compromised mechanical properties. − Despite these constraints, the production of biomedical implants and metallic medical devices relies heavily on powder-based MAM techniques, particularly laser powder bed fusion. − …”