About
additive.tools is a professional engineering reference for additive manufacturing — calculators, material property data, process documentation, standards, research literature, and an industry directory, all in one place.
Every calculator shows its formula and cites primary sources. Every material property traces to a datasheet, peer-reviewed paper, or accredited standard. The goal is a reference you trust enough to use in real engineering decisions, qualification packages, and research — not a marketing surface.
Built for AM engineers, process engineers, researchers, and procurement teams who need accurate, unambiguous data without the noise.
What's here
- Engineering calculators — process selectors, energy density, cost-per-part, thermal distortion, support volume, lattice density, carbon footprint, HIP cycle design, fatigue life estimation, and 39+ more
- Knowledge base — 46 materials (metals, polymers, composites) with property tables across 10 AM processes; full parameter envelopes and defect-mode notes per process
- Learn library — 29 in-depth engineering articles on cost modelling, certifications, DfAM, post-processing, qualification, NDT, and more
- Industry directory— machine OEMs, material suppliers, software vendors, service bureaus, post-processing specialists, R&D institutes, and standards bodies
- Literature & standards — 75 curated research papers with key findings, and 41 ASTM/ISO/SAE/AWS standards with scope and practical notes
How we work
- Sources cited inline. Every property value links back to the datasheet, paper, or standard it came from.
- Formulas shown. No black-box calculators. The math is in the page so you can verify, learn from, and adapt it.
- SI and imperial. Toggle units on any tool page; results convert in place.
- Privacy-first analytics. No tracking cookies, no marketing emails, no third-party scripts beyond a single privacy-friendly pageview counter.
Built independently. Feedback, tool requests, and data corrections all welcome — drop a note via /contact.