3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping Materials

 

  DLP-Digital Light Processing

 

 

 

 

 

 

  FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Jet Technologies

 

  3-Dimensional Printing

 

 

 

 

 

  Jetted Polymer-photopolymer phase change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Jetted Polymer-thermal phase change

 

 

 

 

  LPF-Laser Powder Forming

  Direct Metal DepositionTM

 

 

 

 

 

 

  LOM-Layered Object Manufacture/PLT-Paper Layer Technology

 

 

 

 

 

  SLA-Stereolithography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  SLS-Selective Laser Sintering

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Indication of strength is relative to other materials and is an approximation only.
Strength indicators are listed in order as follows:

1-weak
2-medium
3-strong
4-very strong
5-strongest

  Compiled by Pamela Zimmerman 2006