MATERIALS FOR SOLID FREEFORM MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

There is a large range of materials that can be used for solid freefor m manufacturing (SFM) applications. Materials and techniques have to b e classified in consideration of the respective application and the re quired properties to facilitate the selection for the user. For additi onal applications of SFM techniques there have to be further efforts o n process optimization considering especially the interaction between material and process. Knowledge about material behaviour during proces sing is necessary to reach this goal both for photopolymer and laser s intering techniques.