Abstract
Additive Manufacturing techniques have been increasingly applied to the biomedical field due to numerous advantages over conventional fabrication techniques. However, for the fabricated parts to avoid adverse reaction due to mismatch in mechanical properties, there is a need to predict the localised mechanical properties of the parts. In this paper, the Classical Lamination Theory was used to derive formulae that can be used to predict mechanical properties of parts produced by Selective Laser Melting. These formulae will be useful in determining the layer configuration of the parts so as to fabricate functionally graded parts with controlled localised mechanical properties. Further validation of the formulae derived using experimental data is needed and will be conducted in the near future.