Titanium– This naturally occurring metal has the highest tensile strength to density ratio of any metal, which makes it, pound-for-pound, stronger than tungsten. It scores lower on the Mohs scale of hardness, though. Titanium alloys are strong and lightweight and are often used in the aerosp...
PETG or glycolized polyester is a relatively stronger material than ABS which is food safe. But has low shrinking defects. It however can stick to the print surface and be used to make food storage containers, packaging, and prosthetic devices. ASA comes with strong ultraviolet and chemical res...
Owing to the expanding process, the metal sheet can be expanded up to 8 times its original width, losing up to 75 % its weight per meter, and becomes stronger. So it is lighter, less expensive than a single metal sheet. Flattened expanded metal specification Materials: carbon steel, low c...
Over the last decade, more than 100,000 hip replacements have been 3D printed by GE Additive.The Delta-TT Cup designed by Dr. Guido Grappiolo and LimaCorporate is made of Trabecular Titanium, which is characterized by a regular, three-dimensional, hexagonal cell structure that imitates ...
Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, is made of titanium and glass. Tim Graham/Getty Images To determine the strongest metal on Earth, we need to set some ground rules. For starters, there are multiple ways to measure the strength of a particular metal. Tensile strength, meas...
Platinum is denser — and stronger — than palladium. It's also resistant to rust and corrosive materials. Palladium is durable, too, but less so than platinum. Another interesting fact about both metals is that, when they get scratched, they don't lose any metal. ...
impact, are very durable and have higher strength-to-weight ratios. Sometimes, these parts are up to 20% stronger than those produced by other forging methods. Impression die forging also generates less wasted metal, and this refined method is capable of higher production rates than other ...
They are stronger than their unreinforced alternatives and better able to resist forces that are applied during installation, while also being lighter than metal pipes, making them easier and thereby less expensive to install. Reinforced thermoplastic piping systems are more cost-effective than either ...
Glass fibers are commonly added to nylon, polypropylene and other polymers to make glass-fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) that is stiffer and stronger than unfilled polymer. Short-glass fiber (SGF), which is chopped into lengths of less than one-half inch, improves stiffness and impact strength ...
SLM, or powder-bed fusion, is another metal additive method (US Site) that builds prototype or production parts layer by layer from titanium, aluminium, stainless steel and other metal powders. DLP technology is similar to SLA but is faster and cheaper, though it may also require support ...