“…- Most ST-AM-processed parts contain natural meso-scale inclusions and voids left from the processing (Wu et al , 2018; Taheri et al , 2017; Masuo et al , 2018; Yao et al , 2018; Gordeev et al , 2018; He et al , 2018).
- In most cases, the elements deposited by ST-AM processes are homogeneous and approximately isotropic or transversely isotropic, so most of the anisotropy in the macro-scale final part comes from the structure of the elements (Shofner et al , 2003; Ahn et al , 2002; Cattenone et al , 2018; Rodríguez et al , 2003; Alaimo et al , 2017; Hague et al , 2004; Li et al , 2020; Wang et al , 2020; AlMangour et al , 2017; Cahill et al , 2009; Geiger et al , 2016).
- In most cases, the elements and their layout for ST-AM processes are designable, producing 2.5D of design freedom in an individual layer and three dimensions (with some limitations, as discussed in Sections 2 and 4) (Gardan et al , 2016; Gardan, 2017; Gardan et al , 2017; Ahn et al , 2002) of design freedom for the whole final part.
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