In: Mechanical Engineering
which additive manufacturing technology can incorporate metals?
Sheet lamination is the additive manufacturing process which incorporates metals .
This process includes ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) and laminated object manufacturing (LOM).The UAM requires sheets or the ribbons of the metal, which are bound together using the ultrasonic welding.The process does require the additional cnc machining and removal of the unbound metal, often during the welding process?.LOM also uses similar layer by layer approach but uses paper as materail and adhesive instead of weldding.he LOM process uses a cross hatching method during the printing process to allow for easy removal post build. Laminated objects are often used for aesthetic and visual models and are not suitable for structural use. UAM uses metals and includes aluminium, copper, stainless steel and titanium. The process is of low temperature and allows for internal geometries to be created. The process can bond the different materials and requires relatively little energy, as the metal is not melted.