3D printing could revolutionize manufacturing processes involving metals, but few industrially useful alloys are compatible with the technique. A method has been developed that might open up the 3D printing of all metals. See Letter p.365
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Relevant articles
Open Access articles citing this article.
-
Design and fabrication by selective laser melting of a LIDAR reflective unit using metal matrix composite material
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Open Access 24 February 2023
-
Simultaneous strength and ductility enhancements of high thermal conductive Ag7.5Cu alloy by selective laser melting
Scientific Reports Open Access 11 March 2022
-
A Melt Pool Temperature Model in Laser Powder Bed Fabricated CM247LC Ni Superalloy to Rationalize Crack Formation and Microstructural Inhomogeneities
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Open Access 05 October 2021
Access options
Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals
Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription
$29.99 / 30 days
cancel any time
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Notes
References
Pollock, T. M. Nature Mater. 15, 809–815 (2016).
Martin, J. H. et al. Nature 549, 365–369 (2017).
Rappaz, M., Drezet, J. & Gremaud, M. Metall. Mater. Trans. A 30, 449–455 (1999).
Raghavan, N. Acta Mater. 112, 303–314 (2016).
Herzog, D., Seyda, V., Wycisk, E. & Emmelmann, C. Acta Mater. 117, 371–392 (2016).
Turner, T. The Metallurgy of Cast Iron (Griffin, 1920).
McCartney, D. G. Int. Mater. Rev. 34, 247–260 (1989).
Khairallah, S. A., Anderson, A. T., Rubenchik, A. & King, W. E. Acta Mater. 108, 36–45 (2016).
Tammas-Williams, S., Withers, P. J., Todd, I. & Prangnell, P. B. Sci. Rep. 7, 7308 (2017).
Tumbleston, J. R. et al. Science 347, 1349–1352 (2015).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Related links
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Todd, I. No more tears for metal 3D printing. Nature 549, 342–343 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/549342a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/549342a
This article is cited by
-
Effect of TiB2 Addition on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA8009 Alloy Fabricated by Laser Additive Manufacturing
Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) (2024)
-
Corrosion of Duplex Stainless Steel Manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A Critical Review
Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) (2024)
-
Fabrication of patterned transparent conductive glass via laser metal transfer for efficient electrical heating and antibacteria
Nano Research (2024)
-
A comparison study of the electrochemical polishing of laser powder bed fusion HR-2 stainless steel and AlSi10Mg
Journal of Applied Electrochemistry (2023)
-
Design and fabrication by selective laser melting of a LIDAR reflective unit using metal matrix composite material
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2023)
