3D printing in aerospace and its long-term sustainability

• Main Authors: Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant, Sheikh, Abdullah Azhar
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: 3-Dimensional printing; part families; material selection; layer manufacturing technologies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80683; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40624
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Astonishingly 3D printing has excited the world of aerospace. This paper takes stock of the popular 3D printing processes in aerospace. Reasons for their popularity over the traditional manufacturing processes are dwelled upon. Materials developed specially for aerospace applications along with thei...