3D Printing Tungsten for Medical Radiation Shielding and Nuclear Imaging
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Metal additive manufacturing is gaining popularity. Aluminum, bronze, chromium, stainless steel, iron and copper are just a few examples of the most commonly used metals. Some of these—often in the form of alloys—are already available for the additive manufacturing industry, and these elements are typically processed by laser powder bed melting or electron beam melting. One special metal that shows great potential in the field of additive manufacturing, especially 3D printing for the automotive and aerospace industries, is tungsten because…
