ABS
Allround material – available in many colours
When is ABS suitable ?
If you need to assume a certain level of resistance for your application.
Field of application ?
Housings of electrical appliances
Car trim components
Tool handles
Material characteristics ?
Strength: Medium
Flexibility: High
Temperature resistant: Up to 97 °C
Food safe: No
ABS
ESD – electrostatic discharge
When is ABS – ESD suitable ?
When you want to protect your application that is sensitive to electrostatic discharge.
Field of application ?
Housings of electrical appliances
Material characteristics ?
Strength: Low
Flexibility: High
Temperature resistant: Up to 85 °C
Resistance: 10^6 – 10^8 Ω (ASTM D257)
ABS
FDA – compliant (food safe)
When is ABS – FDA compliant suitable ?
FDA-compliant ABS is suitable for contact with food and can be cleaned in the dishwasher.
Field of application?
Food containers
Kitchen utensils
Material characteristics ?
Strength: Medium
Flexibility: High
Temperature resistant: Up to 97 °C
Food safe: Yes
ASA
UV – resistant
When is ASA suitable ?
When your application requires high resistance to environmental influences such as UV radiation and weathering.
Field of application ?
Visual and functional prototypes, small batches
Material characteristics ?
Strength: Medium
Flexibility: Low
Temperature resistant: up to 97 °C
Food safe: No
CPE
Chemically resistible
When is CPE suitable ?
When you need excellent chemical resistance for your application and require a certain robustness and dimensional stability.
Field of application ?
Visual and functional prototypes, small batches
Material characteristics ?
Strength: Medium
Flexibility: High
Temperature resistant: up to 82 °C
Food safe: No
PA6-CF
carbon-fibre reinforced
When is PA6-CF suitable ?
When you have to assume increased mechanical and thermal stress for your application.
Field of application ?
functional prototypes, tools
Material characteristics ?
Strength: Very high
Flexibility: low
Temperature resistant: up to 190 °C
Other: oil and grease resistant
PET-G
Allround material
When is PET-G suitable ?
When your application requires a certain toughness and resistance to alcohols and weak acids or bases.
Field of application ?
Visual and functional prototypes, small series,
tools, packaging for liquids,
Housings for electrical appliances
Material characteristics ?
Strength: Medium
Flexibility: High
Temperature resistant: Up to 77 °C
Food safe: No
PLA
Cost-effective – available in many colours
When is PLA suitable ?
When you need good tensile strength and surface quality for your application.
Field of application ?
Household tools, toys, exhibition objects, prototypes, architectural models,
lost casting for the production of metal parts
Material characteristics ?
Strength: High
Flexibility: Low
Temperature resistant: Up to 60 °C
Food safe: No