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Cool, but is Selective Laser Sintering less energy intensive than traditional extrusion + machining, or die casting, etc?
by acyou 2y ago
Cool, but is Selective Laser Sintering less energy intensive than traditional extrusion + machining, or die casting, etc?
- lazide 2y agoEnergy intensity rarely matters as much as utility and economic factors around tooling. Aluminum is already incredibly energy intense to refine - 190-230 MJ/kg. [https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Aluminum#:~:text=The%20extraction%20of%20aluminum%20is,known%20as%20aluminum's%20embodied%20energy https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Aluminum#:~:text=The....] This isn’t even making a dent.