method | | | | |
Axial | Wire material | Low cost; multiple wire | Sustainable | Complex | Carrier rockets, ships; automobiles |
direction | uninterrupted | structure; | and other fields; suitable for |
| feeding holes; high |
aluminum alloy ribbed panel |
| | efficiency[59] | additive; | material |
structure, inlet, complex frame |
| | | high additive | residue in |
beam structure of high efficiency, |
| | | efficiency | equipment |
low cost manufacturing[58] |
| | | | |
| Powder | Changeable molding | | | Preparation of new alloys difficult to prepare in equilibrium metallurgical processes[61] |
| | parameters and additive | | |
| | powder ratio[61] | | |
| Raw material | High material utilization | | | Ultrafine grained homogeneous |
| rod | | |
and small processing | AM parts and thermoplastic |
| | allowance[63]; expanded | | | polymers for various metals |
| | additive geometry[62] | | | and alloys[65] |
| Granules | Diversified materials and | | | FSAM of gradient composites[67] |
| | sizes[67] | | | |
| Various | Manufactruing of composite | | | FSAM of gradient composites[67] |
| materials can | materials[67] | | | |
| be added | | | | |
Radial | Circle-by-turn | High additive quality; high load-bearing | Low additive | Manufacture of raw materials such |
direction | | additive components; high bonding strength[69] | efficiency | as metals and metal matrix |
| | | | composites with different |
| | | | morphologies[69] |
| Layer-by-layer | High material utilization; non-polluting | | Manufacture of dissimilar alloy |
| | powder raw material; no structural | | and light alloy structural parts[71] |
| | limitations[71] | | |
Consumable | Raw bar | Simple equipment method; simple operation | | AM of light metal structures such |
friction | material | steps; low cost; short manufacturing time; | | as aluminum alloy and magnesium |
stir tool | | fast forming speed[72] | | alloy and stainless steel |
Superimposed | Lap based on | Simple additive method; simple operation | | Applicable to aerospace, |
plate | FSW | steps; low cost | | automotive parts, ships, and |
| Stationary | No grinding or cutting after additive | | rail transportation fileds; and |
| shoulder | manufacturing | | AM of aluminum alloy, magnesium |
| Apply cooling | Effectively reduceing the thermal effect[75] | | alloy and other light metal |
| Stirring head | The material mixes more fully[76] | | structures, and stainless steel |
| with special | | | |
| structure | | | |
| Add preset | High bonding strength; high joint quality; | | |
| heterogeneous | high fracture strength[77] | | |
| metal | | | |
| interlayer | | | |