dtroy15

dtroy15 t1_j8qna8p wrote

I work in medical. Implants are cycled to test their long term durability. 3D printed implants often have this problem - one implant will survive 300k cycles, another only 5k. Same material, same design, made by the same manufacturer on the same equipment at the same time.

Metal printing has a long way to go before it can approach the durability of machined parts.

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