Industrial grade 3D printing materials include:Nylon, flexible and rigid photosensitive resins, thermal shrinkage ABS, Peek, PC series engineering plastics, 3D printing metal powder, 3D printing soft gel, silica gel, transparent materials, ceramics, stainless steel, die steel, high temperature nickel alloy, titanium alloy, paraffin and gypsum composite materials and other 3D printer consumables. We will analyze and study the different needs of customers in different industries to choose and use different 3D printing materials and technologies. The realistic component model of 3D printing can be applied to almost every industry quickly. Typical applications of 3D printing materials include conceptual models, validation prototypes and rapid prototyping, ergonomic research, visual analysis, shape and function testing, functional testing and engineering evaluation.
Desktop grade 3D printer consumables include:Small SLA, DLP photosensitive resin material, PA12 nylon powder, polymeric plastic ABS, PEEK, renewable PLA bioplastics, extremely soft elastic Flexible, high strength and hardness Carbon-fibers carbon fiber composite consumables, high transparent glass-like P-Glass, food-grade heat-resistant PP-PE, L-PA elastic low temperature nylon, conductive nylon Nylon Conductive, antistatic nylon NYLON ANTI0STAC, flame retardant nylon NYLON FLAMR ETARDANT, night light ABS, fluorescence, light change, temperature change, night light PLA, PP polypropylene, PC polycarbonate, PETG have high mechanical strength and excellent flexibility and transparency, bamboo wood WOOD consumables, gold plating, silver plating, red copper, bronze METAL PLA metal consumables, HIPS modified polystyrene can be dissolved in organic solvents, and can be used as supporting materials in printing.
Classification of 3D Printing Materials:
There are many kinds of 3D printing materials and consumables for 3D printers. Different 3D printing technologies have different materials. Of course, different 3D printers generally use different 3D printing materials. (1) From the user's point of view, there are industrial grade commercial 3D printer materials and personal desktop grade 3D printer consumables; (2) Physically, there are mainly liquid photosensitive resin materials, thin materials, low melting point wires (wires) and powder materials; (3) Compositionally, all kinds of materials include plastics, resins, waxes and other polymer materials, metal alloy materials. Ceramic materials, etc.
How to select 3D printing materials:
1. SLA rapid prototyping 3-D printing technology, using photosensitive resin 3-D printing materials: milky white texture, good strength, but relatively small toughness, small and thin brittle fracture, but easy to grind, electroplating, painting and coloring. Photosensitive resin is composed of two parts, namely photoinitiator and resin (resin consists of prepolymer, diluent and a small amount of additives). The amount of photoinitiator and diluent has an important influence on the curing speed and quality of photosensitive resin. When the proportion of photoinitiator and diluent is appropriate, not only the curing speed is fast, but also the curing quality is good. Therefore, in order to select large brand manufacturers, mature and stable photosensitive resin 3D printing materials are very important. In terms of performance, there are also some imported photosensitive resin materials with high strength, transparency, high temperature resistance, moisture resistance and waterproof functions. In addition, three-dimensional printing materials of composite ceramics, such as alumina (AI2O3) m zirconia (ZRO2), hydroxyapatite (HAP), tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and so on, which are similar to high-resolution ceramic powder and photosensitive resin, can be selected.
2. FDM Fused Deposition Molding 3-D Printing Technology, using thermoplastic 3-D printing materials: Relatively speaking, the surface printing layer marks are more obvious and rough. However, the material characteristics of good strength, good willingness, high crashworthiness, strong solubility and durability are helpful for accurate functional testing, die and ideal material for finished products. The three-dimensional printing materials used in this kind of three-dimensional printing technology include industrial three-dimensional printing materials and desktop three-dimensional printer consumables.
3. SLS selective laser sintering powder 3D printing technology, using 3D printing materials:
PA Series Nylon 3D Printing Material: Abrasion Resistance, High Strength and Stiffness, Good Chemical Resistance, Excellent Long-term Invariant Behavior, High Selectivity and Detailed Analysis, Biocompatibility in accordance with EN ISO 10993-1 and USP, and in accordance with EU Plastics Directive approved for food contact. Typical applications of this material are the highest quality of fully functional plastic parts. But the surface is relatively rough.
There are also PA3200GF nylon fiberglass materials for deep drawing dies or any other applications requiring specific stiffness, high thermal deformation temperature and low wear; typically used in aluminium-filled nylon materials for metallic appearance and thermal load parts. At present, desktop LS laser sintering PA12 nylon powder material is also an option.
4. DLP digital image projection 3-D printing technology, using 3-D printing materials: the use of independent pixel control, mask projection layered accumulation of high-quality high-precision stereoscopic processing. Printing accuracy is very good, the surface is very delicate, without polishing and polishing, but there are some support points generated in local positions need to be removed and repaired, polishing treatment. There are a variety of physical materials for a variety of industries to choose from, the typical application is animation Doll Red Wax 3D printing.
At present, there are many desktop DLP printers, which can even freely deploy color 3D printing materials, but the printing accuracy is still far from comparable to industrial level.
5. MJP multi-nozzle 3-D printing technology, using wax and resin 3-D printing materials, multi-nozzle jet cold light curing, can print high-precision small parts. Easy removal of support materials. There are many different material choices (including soft glue). Typically used in wax-loss casting and precision machinery, electronic and optical parts manufacturing, such as jewelry, precision machinery, electronic components, etc., the performance is close to that of mass physical manufacturing.
6. 3DP-Polyjet 3D printing technology uses a series of 3D printing engineering plastics 3D printing materials. Typical applications are that a variety of materials (including soft glue and transparent materials) can be mixed and formed at one time. Softness and hardness can be optionally controlled, and even full-color 3D printing materials can be used at the same time.
The technology of 3D P-CJP3D printing, which uses full-color gypsum mixed with 3D printing materials, is currently widely used with 3D printing portraits and some appearance verification. With the continuous improvement of resin and nylon full-color 3D printing materials, gypsum materials are easy to fracture and rough surface, it is estimated that they will gradually be eliminated and replaced.
7. LOM3D printing technology, using thin film stacking 3D printing materials, the main materials are paper, plastic film, metal foil. It is seldom used in China.
8. DMLS, LSM laser sintered metal powder 3D printing technology, EBM electron beam melting 3D printing technology, using metal printing metal materials available for selection: Titanium Ti64 titanium alloy, die steel MS1, stainless steel GP1, 17-4, 316, high-temperature nickel alloy IN718, 625, magnesium aluminum alloy AlSi10Mg, CoCrMo cobalt chromium-molybdenum alloy, Cobaltchrome SP2 cobalt-based cermet alloy, bronze, precious metals( Including gold, etc.
9. The latest HP MJF3D printing technology can print gray PA12 and full-color PA nylon materials in high-resolution 3D.
10. The latest desktop-level LCD3-D printing technology uses visible-light 3-D printing photosensitive resin material, which is fast and optional.
Price of 3D Printing Materials:The price of 3D printing depends on the choice of different 3D printing materials, different printing requirements, different printing technologies, different 3D model structures and different 3D printing hours. There is also a difference between industrial manufacturing and general 3D printing. There can't be a price tag. This is a scientific and rational analysis. We are responsible to our customers and ourselves.
Research, Development, Production and Manufacture of 3D Printing Materials: