Metal additive manufacturing in aerospace: A review

Metal additive manufacturing involves manufacturing techniques that add material to produce metallic components, typically layer by layer. This provides a current state of the art, while also summarizing the primary application scenarios and the associated commercial and technical benefits of additive manufacturing in these applications.

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• 1 The substantial growth in this technology is partly driven by its opportunity for commercial and performance benefits in the aerospace industry.
• 2 The fundamental opportunities for metal additive manufacturing in aerospace applications include: significant cost and lead-time reductions, novel materials and unique design solutions, mass reduction of components through highly efficient and lightweight designs, and consolidation of multiple components for performance enhancement or risk management, e.g.
• 3 through internal cooling features in thermally loaded components or by eliminating traditional joining processes.

These innovations can translate to real-world improvements in technology, infrastructure, and everyday tools.

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