# Additive Manufacturing (AM): New Materials Influence the Future

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2021-08-26
- Length: 32m
- Episode: 6
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2021-08-26-additive-manufacturing-am-new-materials-influence-the-future
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/15d607ae

## Summary

Dr. Ankit Saharan, Senior Manager of Metals Technology at EOS, discusses the evolution of metal additive manufacturing from early centering processes to modern serial production using fiber lasers. He details the shift from traditional alloys like titanium and Inconel to advanced materials including Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs), high entropy alloys, and pure metals for semiconductor and space applications. Saharan emphasizes a 'performance over substitution' mindset, leveraging AI and machine learning to accelerate material discovery and reduce the time from lab to market.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2021-08-26-additive-manufacturing-am-new-materials-influence-the-future#t=6) Introduction: Dr. Ankit Saharan and EOS
- [1:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2021-08-26-additive-manufacturing-am-new-materials-influence-the-future#t=107) History of Metal AM: From CO2 Lasers to Fiber Lasers
- [6:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2021-08-26-additive-manufacturing-am-new-materials-influence-the-future#t=401) Process Parameters and Material Portfolio at EOS
- [9:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2021-08-26-additive-manufacturing-am-new-materials-influence-the-future#t=591) Customer Resistance and Education in Material Substitution
- [12:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2021-08-26-additive-manufacturing-am-new-materials-influence-the-future#t=751) Industry Applications: Aerospace, Medical, and Semiconductor
- [17:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2021-08-26-additive-manufacturing-am-new-materials-influence-the-future#t=1045) New Materials: MMCs, Pure Metals, and High Entropy Alloys
- [23:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2021-08-26-additive-manufacturing-am-new-materials-influence-the-future#t=1384) Performance Over Substitution Strategy
- [26:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2021-08-26-additive-manufacturing-am-new-materials-influence-the-future#t=1582) Economics of Scale and AI-Driven Material Discovery

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- EOS (company)
- Elementum 3D (company)
- Siemens Energy (company)
- NASA (company)
- IPG Photonics (company)
- Inconel 718 (product)
- Scalmolloy (product)
- Cobalt Chrome (product)
- Titanium Grade 5 (product)
- GRCA 42 (product)

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- [The Digital Warehouse: A Look Inside Additive Manufacturing w/ Melanie Lang](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-03-01-the-digital-warehouse-a-look-inside-additive-manufacturing-w-melanie-lang) (The Manufacturing Executive)
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- [Additive Manufacturing on the Shop Floor: Hype, Reality, and Where It Actually Works, Ep #37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out/2026-03-27-additive-manufacturing-on-the-shop-floor-hype-reality-and-where-it-actually-work) (Lights Out)
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