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Metal 3D printing is the hot new frontier in 3D printing. 3D printing in metal is inherently harder than printing in plastic because of the far higher temperatures involved in melting (or, at least, sintering) metal at some point in the process. However, some clever crossovers with the technologies behind metal injection molding (MIM) are bringing a flurry of lower-cost metal 3D printing options to market. In this chapter, we will survey the current state of the art in metal printing.
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Horvath, J., Cameron, R. (2020). Metal 3D Printing and Casting. In: Mastering 3D Printing. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5842-2_11
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