Steel
Stainless steel used in additive manufacturing exhibits a number of mechanical properties that support a variety of automotive, industrial, food processing, and medical applications, including hardness, tensile strength, malleability, and impact resistance. EMB technology uses powdered stainless steel to produce dense, super strong, and waterproof components for extreme environments like jet engines, rockets, and even nuclear facilities. For example, in 2016, a feasibility study explored the feasibility of using low carbon stainless steel in EBM machines to produce nuclear pressure vessels. 316L steel was selected because it is weldable, corrosion resistant, and extremely strong.