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3D printing in ABS

Commodity plastic, improved mechanical and thermal properties compared to PLA. ABS is a common thermoplastic with good mechanical properties and excellent impact strength, superior to PLA but with less defined details.

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Industrial FDM ABS Materials

Industrial FDM

Description

Applications
Industrial FDM
Strengths
Larger build size compared to Desktop FDM,Industrial-grade materials,Tighter tolerance compared to Desktop FDM
Weaknesses
Expensive printing

Characteristics

Price

$ $ $ $ $

Lead Time
< 2 days
Wall Thickness
0.8 mm
Tolerances
± 0.3% with a lower limit of ± 0.3 mm (± 0.012")
Max part size
Layer height
200 - 100

Available materials

ABSplus Stratasys

ABSplus is a production-grade thermoplastic that offers material stability and hands-free soluble support. Available in a range of colors.

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ABS M30 Stratasys

ABS-M30 is ideal for concept models and moderate requirement parts including functional prototypes, jigs, fixtures, manufacturing tools and production parts.

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FDM ABS Materials

FDM is the most widely available 3D printing process, mainly used for low-cost prototyping and design verification with very fast turn around times.

Description

Applications
FDM is the most widely available 3D printing process, mainly used for low-cost prototyping and design verification with very fast turn around times.
Strengths
Low-cost,Fast turnaround times
Weaknesses
Limited dimensional accuracy,Print layers are likely to be visible

Characteristics

Price

$ $ $ $ $

Lead Time
< 2 days
Wall Thickness
0.8 mm
Tolerances
±0.5% with a lower limit of ±0.5 mm (±0.020″)
Max part size
50 x 50 x 50 cm
Layer height
200 - 100

Available materials

Prototyping ABS

ABS (FDM) has good mechanical properties, with excellent impact strength, superior to PLA, but less defined details. Commonly used for enclosure prototypes.

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