Author(s)

Chunhua Sun¹, Guangqing Shang²

¹Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Suzhou Vocational University, Suzhou, China.
²Department of Electronics Engineering, Suzhou Vocational University, Suzhou, China.

Metal additive manufacturing is an important branch of AM, which provides an effective method for the innovative manufacturing of metal parts. Here, flow chart and main techniques of metal additive manufacturing are firstly described according to the used material types. Many application examples of metal additive manufacturing are then listed based on application value. The summary is finally given to point development direction of metal additive manufacturing in the future. Additive manufacturing, which is an effective supplement to traditional methods, will play an important role in intelligent and digital manufacturing.

Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Metal Material, Rapid Prototyping

Sun, C. and Shang, G. (2021) On Application of Metal Additive Manufacturing. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 9, 194-202. doi: 10.4236/wjet.2021.91014.