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Current Status and Prospects of Polymer Powder 3D Printing Technologies

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Wang, Yue, Xu, Zhiyao, Wu, Dingdi, Bai, Jiaming·2020·Materials

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3D printing technology, which greatly simplifies the manufacturing of complex parts by a two-dimensional layer-upon-layer process, has flourished in recent years. As one of the most advanced technology, polymer powder 3D printing has many advantages such as high materials utilization rate, free of support structure, great design freedom, and large available materials, which has shown great potential and prospects in various industry applications. With the launch of the Multi jet Fusion system from HP, polymer powder 3D printing has been attracting more attention from industries and researchers. In this work, a comprehensive review of the main polymer powder-based 3D printing methods including binder jetting, selective laser sintering, high-speed sintering were carried out. Their forming mechanism, advantages and drawbacks, materials, and developments were presented, compared, and discussed respectively. In addition, this paper also gives suggestions on the process selection by comparing typical equipment parameters and features of each technology.

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Authors
Wang, Y., Xu, Z., Wu, D., & Bai, J.
Affiliations
Southern University of Science and Technology (CN)
Corresponding author
Bai, Jiaming
Venue
Materials
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-05-23
Volume
13
Issue
10
Pages
2406
ISSN
1996-1944 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3028106874
Cited by
124
References
91
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 6
FWCI
1.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Materials (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51805239)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
Keywords
binder jetting, selective laser sintering, high-speed sintering, multi jet fusion, formation mechanism, polymer powders, additive manufacturing

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