sdibbers
Well-Known Member
To @colnerov question. You can print structural parts in metal using some technologies such as DED (directed energy deposition). That allows you to print from porous to solid metal parts. It’s already used in aviation and medical applications. The advantage is you can add lightness by having a mesh, or in the case of prosthetic hip joints for instance, you can print in a bio compatible metal that has a solid polished ball joint at one end and a porous spike at the other that bone from the femur can grow into at the other. I personally stick to non stressed components as there are specialists already making stressed engine parts out there.