3D Printing Materials

ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) is the first-ever plastic used for industrial 3D printing it plays a pivotal role in printing high durable parts. ABS plastic is the first choice when it comes to 3D printing of high- temperature applications. Get an outstanding Abs 3D Printing services from NexGen3D.

ABS is a complete contrast material to PLA, where it withstands high temperature and flexible to an extent, so easily dropable items can be made using this material.

To increase their solidity and strength and give out a better 3D printed product short fibres of the carbon fibre filament are saturated and converted into PLA or ABS kind of materials. Amongst all other materials, Carbon fibre prefers Nylon to embed with it to create a proper 3D printing material.

Being a sub-breed of amorphous, ULTEM is a high-performance polymer that possesses some superior features like high-level of flame retardancy, great dimensional stability and resistivity to chemicals. It also holds several other impactful features that make it count for a wide range of industrial deployment.

ULTEM holds the characteristics of flame and environmental resistance with great dielectric strength and stability its effectual mechanical properties makes it the first bet to create models for the Jet engine and Medical components, Microwaves and Manifolds.

PETG is almost a hybrid kind of material that got obtained from Polyethylene Terephthalate, which undergoes Glycol modification widely implemented to produce water bottles. Being a partially rigid material possessing a great resistive impact, it sometimes gets wear down due to its smoothy nature. PETG is also available in various formats like PETE and PETT.

PETG is unique of its kind which possesses all the good properties like withstanding high temperature and impact and also flexible strength that helps to create objects like mechanical parts, printed parts, and proactive components.

Being lightweight material HIPS used as a dissolvable substructure of ABS models, High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) mostly used as a sub material that dissolves in d-Limonene that ensures mark-free 3D printing especially while removing the other supportive material. HIPS is not just better than ABS material in terms of the support it also grades better in dimensional stability and possesses lesser weight.

HIPS holds similar characteristic features to that of ABS, and hence it helps to create products that come out after a lot of wear and tear happens.

A subcategory of thermoplastics TPU (Thermo Plastics Polyurethane) is a completely flexible and abrasion resistive material widely used for creating 3D products both for end-user and industrial needs. TPU possess decent durability and can withstand temperature up to 80-degree celsius. TPU also found to be resistive towards various chemicals and hence its versatility makes it deployable in various industries.

TPU material implementation is exclusive for outdoor-based products that can withstand a lot of stress and strain in its making toys, wearables made out of TPU.

FDM Metal

(Fdm build size – 5mm cube to 5 feet cube)

Stainless Steel 316 L used in FDM 3D printing is a mixture of chrome-nickel molybdenum, austenitic stainless steel added with low carbon content. It is anti-magnetic and making it hard with heat treatment is merely possible, hence it seals the gate of getting deformed according to the need.

Stereolithography (SLA)

(2 mm cube to 150 mm cube)

Stereolithography (SLA) or Digital Light Projector (DLP) is a part of the additive manufacturing process where the object gets created by undergoing a curative process of polymer resin layer-on-layer using Ultraviolet laser beams. Photo-sensitive thermoset polymers used in SLA in the liquid format.

Make a glittering, fine-cut, strong-surfaced and long-lasting jewel by creating a look-alike model with the help of 3D printing that helps to reduce manufacturing hours and improves the quality of the end product as well.

The castable wax resin contains 20% wax and 0% ash to bring out perfection in casting and carry forward the accuracy till the end-product creation in a 3D format which involves capturing minute features of the material.

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS )

(upto 300mm cube )

Nylon PA6 is an exclusive material hand-picked to create hefty assets like casters, gears, fittings, and bearings. Nylon PA 6 possess great strength by defending against the corrosive attack of chemicals such as acids and alkalis. Durability rate of Nylon PA 6 is incomparable, and it ranges 250% more durability than ABS. In the case of 3D printing settings, only the temperature varies low when compared with Nylon.

Nylon PA6 holds some special qualities like low friction and low wearing capacity hence making itself like a bearing material that has good fatigue, thermal and chemical resistance assisted with clarity in dimensional accuracy with better surface quality. Helpful in creating stadium seats, screw handles, and small technical printing parts.

Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)

(all items are bio compatble – upto 300mm cube )

Titanium 6AL-4V is a submodule of Titanium which is a blend of 90% of Titanium, 5.5% of Aluminium, and 4.5% of Vanadium. It helps to create Titanium-based alloys found to be hard and highly resistive to oxidation and acids. This particular Titanium helps in custom-made 3D printing with the help of thin layers of powder and laser’s resolution.

A widely used titanium alloy, Ti-6AL-4V possess low density, high strength, great corrosive and creep resistance, that helps to create the model for aero-engine particles.

Stainless Steel 316L or SS316L is an alloy of low-carbon and stainless steel that found to be an anti-corrosive element with excellent strength. 3D printed SS316L has the property of high tensile strength and fine thermal power. Wide range of SS316L deployment includes making of food-safety equipment, machine components and production tools.

Stainless Steel is an alloy of steel that contains 10% of Chromium with complete resistance to corrosion, zero flexibility and highly rigid that helps to bring in aesthetics into the finished products, and the prints made from Stainless Steel are heavier than the plastic materials.

Bronze is a metal alloy of 90% copper and 10% tin that possess 14K reddish colour in it, 3D printed materials of bronze found in the form of raw and polished materials. 3D printed bronze materials have high tarnishing resistance when compared with Brass alloys, that possess a harder surface and gets oxidized while exposing to air.

Metals like Brass, Bronze and Copper doesn’t require to withstand high temperature, hence they can be used to create end-product components, tools and grates.

Being a heat-resistive alloy made of nickel, Inconel 718 ranges wide use of temperature between -252C to 704C. The wide range of temperature withstanding capacity obtained from its firm and stable oxidative layer. The oxidative layer present in the metal helps to defend against external corrosive attacks.

Being an established material of nickel alloy, Inconel-718 own the characteristics of resistance over corrosion, high strength, and stiffness that helps to produce turbine engines and rockets.