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All 3D Printing Materials

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How to Choose 3D Printing Materials for Your Project

  • Specific Requirements
  • Recommended Materials
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  • Good strength to weight ratio with isotropic properties
  • Aluminum AlSi10Mg
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  • Excellent strength and superior biocompatibility
  • Titanium Alloy Ti₆Al₄V
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  • Excellent Corrosion resistancey
  • Stainless Steel 316L
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  • Metal with high strength and hardness
  • 17-4 PH Stainless Steel
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  • Prototype with a smooth surface finish
  • Quality Resin White
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  • High strength and toughness with smooth surface finish
  • Ultra Tough Resin Blue
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  • Plastic with good dimensional stability, good toughness, and good insulation
  • Nylon PA 12 Glass-filled
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  • Functional parts with high impact resistance, UV and water resistance
  • Nylon PA 12 Gray
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  • Excellent flexibility, durability, and tensile strength
  • TPU Gray
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  • Direct investment casting in jewelry, dental, and other fine-detail applications
  • Castable Wax Resin
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  • Soft, highly elastic material designed to simulate molded silicone
  • Elastic 50A Resin
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  • Protect sensitive electronics from unregulated static discharge
  • ESD Resin
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  • Applications where flame retardancy, heat resistance, and stiffness are critical
  • Flame Retardant Resin
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  • Parts must endure sustained high temperatures without deformation
  • High-Temp Resin
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  • Looking for dental 3D printing material designed to produce restorative models with exceptional dimensional fidelity
  • Precision Model Resin
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  • Looking for highly glass-filled 3D printing material engineered for extreme stiffness, high thermal resistance, and exceptional dimensional stability
  • Rigid 10K Resin
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How many types of 3D printing materials?
  • 1. Photopolymers

    Photopolymers are light-sensitive resins used in SLA, LCD, and DLP 3D printing, which can produce highly detailed and smooth surface finishes.

  • 2. Thermoplastics

    Thermoplastics are polymers that can be used in SLS and MJF 3D printing and are known for their strength and durability, including nylon (PA), polypropylene (PP), and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

  • 3. Metals

    We offer SLM and a wide range of metal powders for metal 3D printing, including aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, stainless steels, and more, to create strong, durable, high-performance end-use parts.

  • 4. Composites

    Composites are materials that combine a base material with reinforcing fibers such as carbon fiber (CF) and glass fiber (GF) to increase strength and durability. We offer Nylon PA 12 GF for SLS 3D printing.

Rule of Thumb

Select the material that best matches the mechanical, thermal, and chemical requirements of your Specific Application.

Avoid selecting a material solely based on cost or convenience without considering its suitability for use.

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ALL 3D Printing Materials

  • Aluminum AlSi10Mg
    Aluminum AlSi10Mg
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  • Aluminum 6061
    Aluminum 6061
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  • Aluminum 6061
    Inconel 718
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  • Stainless Steel 316L
    Stainless Steel 316L
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  • 17-4PH Stainless Steel
    17-4 PH Stainless Steel
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  • 18Ni300 Maraging Steel
    18Ni300 Maraging Steel
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  • Titanium Alloy Ti₆Al₄V
    Titanium Alloy Ti₆Al₄V
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  • Quality Resin White
    Quality Resin White
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  • Quality Resin Black
    Quality Resin Black
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  • Tough Resin White
    Tough Resin White
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  • Ultra-Tough Resin Blue
    Ultra-Tough Resin Blue
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  • Hight-Detail Resin White
    High-Detail Resin Gray
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  • Hight-Detail Resin White
    High-Detail Resin White
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  • Hight-temp Resin Red
    High-Temp Resin Red
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  • Premium Clear Resin
    Premium Clear Resin
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  • PA 12 White
    PA 12 White
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  • PA 12 Black
    PA 12 Black
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  • PA 12 Gray
    PA 12 Gray
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  • PA 12 GF White
    PA 12 GF White
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  • PA 6 GF Black
    PA 6 GF Black
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  • TPU White
    TPU White
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  • TPU Gray
    TPU Gray
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  • Polypropylene GF
    Polypropylene GF
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  • PA 11 White
    PA 11 White
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  • PA 11 Black
    PA 11 Black
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    Castable Wax Resin
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    Durable Resin
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  • all material_elastic 50a resin Image Courtesy of Formlabs
    Elastic 50A Resin
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    ESD Resin
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  • all material_flame retardant resin Image Courtesy of Formlabs
    Flame Retardant Resin
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  • all material_flexible 80a resin Image Courtesy of Formlabs
    Flexible 80A Resin
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  • all material_High-Temp Resin Image Courtesy of Formlabs
    High-Temp Resin
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    Precision Model Resin
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  • all material_rigid 10k rensin Image Courtesy of Formlabs
    Rigid 10K Resin
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    Rigid 4000 Resin
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    Tough 1500 Resin
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    Tough 2000 Resin
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3D Plus™ Post-processing

  • Spray Painting
  • Spray Painting
  • Electroplating
  • Electroplating
  • Electrocoating
  • Electrocoating
  • Dyeing
  • Dyeing
  • Anodizing
  • Anodizing
  • Polishing
  • Polishing
  • Sandblasting
  • Sand Blasting
  • Bead Blasting
  • Bead Blasting
  • Tumbling
  • Tumbling
  • Vapor Smoothing
  • Vapor Smoothing
  • Vibratory Smoothing
  • Vibratory Tumbling
  • Screen Printing
  • Screen Printing
  • Powder Coating
  • Powder Coating
  • Threading
  • Threading
  • Tapping
  • Tapping
  • Coating
  • Coating
  • Transparency
  • Transparency
  • Translucency
  • Translucency
  • Frosting
  • Frosting
  • Smooth Sanding
  • Smooth Sanding
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