Best for
Unfilled
- Living-hinge closures
- Plating-line dip baskets
- Lab funnels and racks
Carbon-filled
- Chemical-canister lids and caps
- Lab vial stands
- Drone arms
Glass-filled
- Mirror brackets
- Truck storage boxes
- Tonneau cover assemblies
It also suits:
- Trays, covers, funnels and holders around most acids, caustic soda, bleach, alcohols and acetone
Not the right choice for
- Stiff or load-bearing parts, in the unfilled grade
- Loaded parts that run warm, in the unfilled grade
- Parts that live in the sun
- Contact with hydrocarbon or chlorinated solvents, warm gasoline, or strong oxidizers
- Food or drink contact
Key properties
| Tensile strength | 10 to 16 MPa unfilled, at yield; 27 to 92 MPa carbon-filled; 36 to 42 MPa glass-filled |
|---|---|
| Heat deflection | 54 to 64 C at 0.45 MPa unfilled; 158 C at 0.45 MPa, 115 C at 1.80 MPa carbon-filled; 127 C at 0.45 MPa glass-filled |
| Hardness | about 42 Shore D |
| Density | about 0.9 g/cm3 |
What to use instead
- Nylon (PA12) when the chemicals are fuels, oils and greases rather than acids.
- TPU when the flex is the point and a hinge is not enough.
- PETG when the chemical exposure turns out to be mild after all.
The FDM material selector narrows the whole range by operating temperature, load, chemical exposure, and budget.