Smart Materials Based Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a constructive industrial manufacturing process termed 3D printing. This is a computer-aided design in which three-dimensional objects are fabricated by applying materials layer-by-layers. Various companies, from the medical to aerospace industries, are using AM. Additive manufacturing is beneficial for creating complex or custom parts. This is true whether you are using it for a new application or replacing an older part that is no longer available. In this era of intelligent technology, AM continues to evolve to keep up with today's demands. 3D printing or AM of time-dependent, stimulus-responsive, predetermined, self-calculated materials is referred to as 4D printing. This chapter describes the additive manufacturing of smart materials with a focus on different given stimulus conditions. In this chapter, we have discussed various applications of smart structures in additive manufacturing.