- The following tables contain general guidelines to help you choose a material for your project. Please consult an RPL technician if you require more specific information about use cases, availability, or anything else.
- Technical data may be unavailable if a material parameter is unknown, not applicable, or irrelevant to that material. Technical data varies widely between different brands; parameters may be expressed as a range.
- Class Specific Notes:
- EGR101 may only request prints be made of PLA
- EGR200 may only request prints be made of PLA
- EGR201 may request prints be made of PLA or ABS
- Capstones and Professors can request any material we have in stock.
- For any other materials not listed, the RPL can order or use requester-provided materials. It may take a significant amount of time to verify and approve your request - try to pick a readily available material we have.
- If you do not pick a material, you will probably receive PLA.
Readily Available Filaments
Material | Tensile Strength MPa ISO527-1 | Impact Resistance kJ/m2 ISO179-1 | HDT C ISO75 | Density g/cm3 | Advantages | Disadvantages |
PLA polylactic acid | 13 - 60 | 15 - 20 | 55 | 1.24 | Biodegradable, Can be Sanded, Cheap, Fast Turnaround Time, Good Surface Finish, Highly Accurate, Low Warping, | Chemical Sensitive, Low HDT, |
PETG polyethylene terephthalate glycol | 40 - 50 | 30 - 80 | 70 | 1.23 | Cheap, Chemical Resistant, Excellent Layer Adhesion, Fast Turnaround Time, Impact Resistant, Low Warping, Recyclable, | Few Colors, |
ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene | 35 - 40 | 35 - 50 | 80 | 1.04 | Acetone Soluble, Good Surface Finish, Highly Accurate, Lightweight, Rigid, | Longer Lead Time Slight Shrinkage, |
PC-ABS polycarbonate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene | 60 - 65 | 70 | 110 | 1.20 | Acetone Soluble, Rigid, | Abrasive, Few Colors, Slight Shrinkage, |
ASA acrylate styrene | 30 - 40 | 30 - 40 | 90 | 1.07 | Acetone Soluble, High Temperature Resistance, UV Resistant, | Slight Shrinkage, |
TPU 85A/95A thermoplastic polyurethane | 10 - 25 | - | 50 | 1.19 | Chemical Resistant, Flexible – High Elongation at Break,
| Few Colors, Hydroscopic, |
Formlabs Resins
Material
| Tensile Strength Mpa | HDT C | Advantages
| Disadvantages
|
Flexible Resin flexible 80A | 8 | - | Flexible – High Elongation at Break, | - |
| Elastic Resin elastic 50A | 3 | - | Flexible – High Elongation at Break, | Chemical Sensitive, |
| Standard Resins grey, clear | 65 | - | Chemical Resistant, | - |
High Temp Resin HT V2 | 58 | 142 - 238 | High Temperature Resistance, Highly Accurate, | Chemical Sensitive, Long Curing Process, |
Rigid Resin 10K rigid 10K | 53 - 65 | 163 - 218 | Chemical Resistant, Highly Accurate, High Ultimate Tensile Strength, | - |
| Rigid Resin 4K rigid 4000 | 69 | 77 | Highly Accurate, High Ultimate Tensile Strength, | Chemical Sensitive, |
Grey Pro Resin grey pro resin | 61 | 78 | Highly Accurate, | - |
Tough Resin tough 2000 V5 | 46 | 63 | Highly Accurate, | Chemical Sensitive, |
| Durable Resin durable | 32 | 44 | Highly Accurate, Mechanically Inclined, | Low HDT, |
Extended Materials List
Material
| Tensile Strength MPa | Impact Resist kJ/m2 | HDT C | Density g/cm3 | Advantages
| Disadvantages
|
PVA polyvinyl alcohol | 45 | 20 - 25 | 40 | 1.14 | Water Soluble, | Flexible, Hydroscopic, Only For Supports, Poor Surface Quality,
|
BVOH butenediol vinyl alcohol copolymer | 71 | 21 | 68 | 1.14 | Excellent Layer Adhesion, Water Soluble,
| Brittle, Hydroscopic, Only For Supports, Poor Surface Quality, |
QSR/HIPS high impact polystyrene | - | - | - | 1.04 | Limonene Soluble, | Only For Supports, Poor Surface Quality, |
Nylon 6 polyamide 6/66 copolymer | - | 28 | 93 | 1.14 | Chemical Resistant, Excellent Layer Adhesion, High Temperature Resistance, Mechanically Inclined, | Abrasive, Hydroscopic, Requires Special Approval, |
Nylon 12 polylaurolactam | 27 | - | 76 | 1.04 | Chemical Resistant, Excellent Layer Adhesion, Lightweight, Mechanically Inclined, | Abrasive, Hydroscopic, Requires Special Approval, |
| PP polypropylene | 14 | 10 | 56 | 0.89 | Chemical Resistant Lightweight, Mechanically Inclined, Good Surface Finish, | Few Colors, Low HDT, Requires Special Approval, |
CF-XT carbon fiber | 42 - 76 | 15 | 70 | 1.35 | Mechanically Inclined, | Abrasive, Chemically Sensitive, Dense, |
Conductive PLA electrically conductive polylactic acid | - | - | - | 1.36 | Conductive, Low Warping, | Abrasive, Dense, Extremely Expensive, Requires Special Approval, |
PEEK polyether ether ketone | 105 | - | 143 | 1.30 | Excellent Layer Adhesion, High Temperature Resistance, Mechanically Inclined, | Extremely Expensive, Requires Special Approval, |
Work in Progress: Out of Stock / Future Filaments
PVB polyvinyl butyral | 50 | 55 | 55 | 1.12 | Highly Accurate, Good Surface Finish, IPA-Smoothing, Low Warping, | Brittle, Chemical Sensitive, Hydroscopic, Low HDT, Requires Special Approval, |
| ESD PETG electrostatic discharge | - | - | - | - | Protects electronics from static shock | - |
| CF PLA carbon fiber polylactic acid | 48 | - | 91 | 1.29 | - | - |
| CF PA12 carbon fiber nylon 12 | 72 | - | 150 | 1.16 | High Temperature Resistance, Mechanically Inclined, | Requires Special Approval, |
| CF PEI carbon fiber ultem 1010 | 145 | - | 205 | 1.31 | Chemical Resistant, High Temperature Resistance, Highly Accurate, Mechanically Inclined, | Abrasive, Dense, Extremely Expensive, Requires Special Approval, |