Abstract:The traditional preparation and processing of refractory metal materials have long cycle, low efficiency,
and large loss. Moreover, with the increasing requirements of modern industry for the size, accuracy, and complexity
of parts, it will be more difficult to prepare and process tantalum, molybdenum, tungsten, and other metals by traditional
methods. The rapid development of additive manufacturing technology can solve these problems. This paper
introduces the additive manufacturing technology and its classification suitable for the processing of refractory
metal materials, as well as the application and development prospect of refractory metal materials by additive manufacturing
method.