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MATERIALS

In the rapidly developing industry of additive manufacturing, there are an array of materials with specific physical properties that suit most design applications. Here at 3Dprints2U, we offer many material choices, and can advise the best material for any specific application. While some materials offer an array of color varieties others are more specific to physical properties with limited colors available. With new materials available all the time. The materials applicable to majority of projects we have in stock are described below.

ABS

► Good heat tolerance
► Remarkable impact resistance
► Quite strong with slight flexibility
► More durable than PLA

ABS

PLA

► Low heat resistance
► Non-toxic / Eco-friendly / biodegradable
► Very strong but rather brittle
► Limited durability

HIPS
UV Resin

► Produces high tolerance parts with great surface finish.
► Barely visible layer lines <100μm
► More expensive than most filaments
► Wide range of physical properties
► Very UV sensitive
► Durability varies a lot with resin quality

Resin print
PETG

► More durable than PLA or ABS
► Great strength and not brittle
► Remarkable chemical resistance
► Great transparency in many colors

PETG
Nylons

► Great impact resistance
► Slightly flexible; ideal for moving parts
► Exceptional strength
► Wide range of Durability
► Primary grades are Nylon-6; Nylon-66; Nylon-12;

Nylon
TPU/TPE

► Thermoplastic elastomers; TPU/TPE with wide range of shore
hardness and flexibility
► Excellent durability, shock and impact resistant
► Good abrasion and chemical resistance
► Great elasticity

Flexible