Electron-beam additive manufacturing

For other uses, see electron-beam furnace.

Electron-beam additive manufacturing, or electron-beam melting (EBM) is a type of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, for metal parts. The raw material (metal powder or wire) is placed under a vacuum and fused together from heating by an electron beam. This technique is distinct from selective laser sintering as the raw material fuses have completely melted.[1] Selective Electron Beam Melting (SEBM) emerged as a powder bed-based additive manufacturing (AM) technology and was brought to market in 1997 by Arcam AB Corporation headquartered in Sweden.[2]

  1. ^ "ASTM F2792 - 12a Standard Terminology for Additive Manufacturing Technologies, (Withdrawn 2015)". Astm.org. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. ^ Körner, C. (2016-07-03). "Additive manufacturing of metallic components by selective electron beam melting — a review". International Materials Reviews. 61 (5): 361–377. doi:10.1080/09506608.2016.1176289. ISSN 0950-6608.