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3D printing chevron_right Properties chevron_right High stiffness

High stiffness 3D printing

3D printed plastics and metals with a Modulus of Elasticity greater than 2 GPa.

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SLA/DLP High stiffness Materials

SLA is most suitable for visual applications where an injection mold-like, smooth surface finish, and a high level of feature detail are required.
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Tough resin (ABS-like)
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Ceramic filled Resin

Description

Applications
SLA is most suitable for visual applications where an injection mold-like, smooth surface finish, and a high level of feature detail are required.
Strengths
Fine features & high detail, Smooth, injection mold-like, surface finish
Weaknesses
Support marks may be visible on surface, Brittle, not recommended for functional parts

Characteristics

Price

$ $ $ $ $

Lead Time
< 2 days
Wall Thickness
0.5 mm
Tolerances
± 0.5% (min: ± 0.15 mm)
Max part size
150 x 75 x 50 cm
Layer height
25 - 100

Available materials

Tough resin (ABS-like)

Tough resin (SLA) mimics the properties of ABS and produces parts with improved mechanical properties compared to standard resin. Can be used for functional parts.

Plastic Smooth surface High stiffness
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Ceramic filled Resin

Ceramic filled resin (SLA/DLP) produces parts with very high stiffness and higher detail than Tough or Durable resin. Good temperature resistance.

Plastic Heat resistant High detail Smooth surface High stiffness
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Material Jetting (Polyjet) High stiffness Materials

Material Jetting produces parts of the highest dimensional accuracy with very smooth surface finish, used for both visual prototypes and tooling manufacturing.
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Digital ABS

Description

Applications
Material Jetting produces parts of the highest dimensional accuracy with very smooth surface finish, used for both visual prototypes and tooling manufacturing.
Strengths
Multi-material capabillities, No support marks visible on surface, Smooth, injection molding-like finish
Weaknesses
Higher cost than SLA/DLP, Brittle, not recomemended for functional parts

Characteristics

Price

$ $ $ $ $

Lead Time
< 5 days
Wall Thickness
1.0 mm
Tolerances
± 0.1% (min: ± 0.10 mm)
Max part size
100 x 80 x 50 cm
Layer height
32

Available materials

Digital ABS

Digital ABS (Material Jetting) mimics the properties of ABS and produces stiff, rigid parts for engineering applications. Greater detail than Tough Resin (SLA).

Plastic High detail Smooth surface High stiffness
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FDM High stiffness 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.
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Carbon-fiber reinforced Nylon
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Carbon filled Nylon (Onyx)
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Fiberglass reinforced Nylon

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% (min: ± 0.5 mm)
Max part size
100 x 100 x 100 cm
Layer height
100 - 300

Available materials

Carbon-fiber reinforced Nylon

Carbon-fibre reinforced Nylon (FDM) contains continuous carbon fibers that give extremely high stiffness and strength-to-weight ratio comparable to metal.

Plastic High stiffness High strength Fiber reinforced
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Carbon filled Nylon (Onyx)

Carbon filled Nylon (FDM) has excellent stiffness and good temperature resistance. Ranks between standard Nylon and continuous Carbon-fiber reinforced Nylon.

Plastic High stiffness High strength Fiber reinforced
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Fiberglass reinforced Nylon

Fiberglass reinforced Nylon (FDM) contains continuous glass fibers that give high stiffness and excellent heat resistance. Ideal for high temperature applications.

Plastic Heat resistant High stiffness High strength Fiber reinforced
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