Review on Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Parts : Progress and Challenges

Hasanov, Seymur and Alkunte, Suhas and Rajeshirke, Mithila and Gupta, Ankit and Huseynov, Orkhan and Fidan, Ismail and Alifui-Segbaya, Frank and Rennie, Allan (2021) Review on Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Parts : Progress and Challenges. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 6 (1): 4. ISSN 2504-4494

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Abstract

Additive manufacturing has already been established as a highly versatile manufacturing technique with demonstrated potential to completely transform conventional manufacturing in the future. The objective of this paper is to review the latest progress and challenges associated with the fabrication of multi-material parts using additive manufacturing technologies. Various manufacturing processes and materials used to produce functional components were investigated and summarized. The latest applications of multi-material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in the automotive, aerospace, biomedical and dentistry fields were demonstrated. An investigation on the current challenges was also carried out to predict the future direction of MMAM processes. It was concluded that further research and development is needed in the design of multi-material interfaces, manufacturing processes and the material compatibility of MMAM parts.