Metal and plastic are standard materials in the generative technology.
Every material that can be melted, welded or baked can also be integrated in generative manufacturing. Each material and production method has respectively its own benefits and disadvantages.
List of additive manufacturing processes
Selective laser melting (SLM): stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, nickel-based alloys/alloying, plastics, ceramics, …
Selective laser sintering (SLS): Alumide, CarbonMide, PA, aluminum, stainless steel, titanium,…
Stereolithography (SLA): acrylic, epoxy, vinyl ester resin, …
Build-up welding: steel, high-alloy steels, aluminum,…
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF): fiber-reinforced plastics,
Continuous Filament Fabrication (CFF): fiber-reinforced plastics (endless fibers),
Multi Jet Modeling (MJM): plastics, ceramics,…