The growing diffusion of filament 3D printers (FFF) is accompanied by the availability of new materials that can be used for printing.
In this exhaustive guide you will find the main characteristics of the most common polymers, paying particular attention to the mechanical and thermal in order to select the most appropriate for each application. Alongside the most common technical specifications, the catalog also includes chemically resistant, conductive or antistatic materials.
| Polymers, Composites and Metals | Mechanical characteristics | Thermal characteristics | Density | Certifications | ||||
| Elastic module | Elongation at Break | Shore hardness | T. Glass or Vicat Softening Point | HDT at 1.82 Mpa | [g/cm³] | - | ||
| Materials for aesthetic prototyping | PLA | 2850 Mpa | 2.8 % | 85 D | 60 °C | - | 1.24 | - |
| PRO1 | 3166 Mpa | 21,9 % | 85 D | 60 °C | - | 1.25 | - | |
| PLA HT | 2500 Mpa | 20 % | 85 D | 60 °C | - | 1.25 | - | |
| Flexible Materials | TPU95A | 29 Mpa | 580 % | 95 A | -30 °C | - | 1.22 | - |
| TPU85A | 20 Mpa | 600 % | 85 A | -30 °C | - | 1.20 | - | |
| TPU HT | 2000 Mpa | 170 % | 83 D | 164 °C | - | 1,22 | - | |
| High Temp Materials | PC | 2134 Mpa | 6.4 % | 82 D | 113 °C | - | 1.18 | - |
| PEEK | 3120 Mpa | 26 % | 87 D | 143 °C | 152 °C | 1.29 | UL94 V0 | |
| PEI (Ultem) | 2230 Mpa | 4.5 % | - | 186 °C | 153 °C | 1.29 | UL94 V0 | |
| PPSU | 2000 Mpa | 21 % | - | 220 °C | - | 1.29 | UL94 V0 | |
| Composite, Filled and Reinforced Materials | PA6 CF15 | 8386 Mpa | 4 % | - | 70 °C | 92 °C | 1.23 | ESD Safe (1,8*10^6 Ω) |
| PA12 GF20 | 2758 Mpa | 7 % | - | - | 85 °C | 1.00 | - | |
| PET CF | 6178 Mpa | 3.7 % | - | 79 °C | 80 °C | 1.36 | - | |
| PP FG30 | 6500 Mpa | 1.6 % | - | - | 120 °C | 0.94 | - | |
| PA12 CF20 | 7400 Mpa | 2.1 % | - | - | 124 °C | 1.17 | - | |
| Materials Resistant to Solvents and Chemical Agents | CPE | 1900 Mpa | 100 % | 72 D | 82 °C | 62 °C | 1.27 | - |
| CPE+ | 1575 Mpa | 210 % | 111 (RW) | - | 81 °C | 1.18 | - | |
| PP | 390 Mpa | 200 % | 55 D | -17 °C | - | 0.89 | - | |
| PVDF | 800 Mpa | 200 % | - | - | - | 1.72 | FDA | |
| NYLON | 579 Mpa | 210 % | 74 D | 50 °C | - | 1.14 | - | |
| Magneto Detectable Materials | PETG MDT | 2450 Mpa | 3.6 % | - | 72 °C | 64 °C | 1.57 | FDA |
| Flame Retardant Materials | PA6/66 GF20 FR | 4876 Mpa | 2.5% | - | - | 114 °C | 1.29 | Ul94 V0, EN 45545-2, NFPA 130, SMC 800C |
| PPS | 1562 Mpa | 3.52 % | - | - | 108 °C | 1.27 | Ul94 V0 | |
| ABS FIREPROOF | 1300 Mpa | - | - | 93 °C | 76 °C | 1.17 | Ul94 V1 | |
| INNO FR | 2800 Mpa | - | - | - | - | 1.24 | Ul94 HB | |
| UV resistant materials | ASA | 1370 Mpa | 3.5 % | - | 103 °C | - | 1.06 | - |
| SMART ABS | 1651 Mpa | 4.54 % | - | 109 °C | - | 1.03 | - | |
| ABS FUSION+ | 1068 Mpa | 10.9 % | - | 114 °C | 71 °C | 1.08 | - | |
| Metals | Acciaio 316L | 200 Gpa | 53 % | 128 HV10 | - | - | 7.85 | - |
| Acciaio 17-4 PH | 196 Gpa | 7.6 % | 257 HV 10 | - | - | 7.60 | - | |
| Ti6Al4V | Cooming Soon | |||||||
| Materiali Elettricamente Conduttivi | CNT | 1550 Mpa | 4.5% | - | 65 °C | - | 1.35 | - |
| Tribofilamenti | iglidur I150 | - | - | 64 D | 65 °C | - | 1.3 | FDA, EU10/2011 |
| iglidur I180 | - | - | 66 D | 80 °C | - | 1.21 | - | |
| ESD Safe Materials | PA6 CF15 | 8386 Mpa | 4% | - | 70 °C | 92 °C | 1.23 | ESD Safe (1,8*10^6 Ω) |
| ABS ESD | 1121 Mpa | 19.8% | 66.7 D | 107 °C | - | 1.03 | ESD Safe (10^8 Ω) |
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| Food contact materials | PETG MDT | 2450 Mpa | 3.6% | - | 72 °C | 64 °C | 1.57 | FDA |
| iglidur I150 | - | - | 64 D | 65 °C | - | 1.3 | FDA, EU10/2011 | |
| PET | 1640 Mpa | 4.3% | - | 83 °C | 65 °C | 1.27 | FDA | |
| PC-S | 2172 Mpa | 4.8% | 79.2 D | 140 °C | - | 1.19 | FDA, EU10/2011 | |
| Recycled materials | PLA-R | 2963 Mpa | 4% | 79.1 D | 61 °C | - | 1.24 | - |
| rPET | 1640 Mpa | 4.3% | - | 83 °C | 65 °C | 1.27 | - | |
