This material is a photopolymer resin that is used in StereoLithography machines to create rigid parts with high temperature tolerance and humidity resistance. It has a cherry-red color. After thermal treatment, it becomes orange-red, its tensile strength increased and a decent elongation maintains at break, compared to other high temperature SLA materials.
RenShape™ SL5170 (by Huntsman LLC.)
This material is a low viscosity epoxy photopolymer resin used in StereoLithgraphy systems (especially HeCd laser system). It creates accurate models, prototypes and QuickCast™ patterns in investment molding applications. It can be used in ACES™ build styles to create accurate parts with excellent optical clarity.
RenShape™ SL5410 (by Huntsman LLC.)
This material is an epoxy-based photopolymer resin with low viscosity used in the StereoLithgraphy Systems (specifically Argon-ion Laser System) to create products with great accuracy, great side wall finish, and excellent moisture resistance.
RenShape™ SL 5510 (by Huntsman LLC.)
This material is a photopolymer resin used in SLA® 350/3500/5000 systems.
It has a clear amber appearance. This material creates products with high accuracy, excellent optical clarity, and great moisture resistance. It is a multipurpose material that can be used in application with high precision, master patterns and QuickCast™ patterns used in investment casting and applications that work under high humid environment. Its optical clarity and low viscosity also ideal for fluid flow analysis, stress analysis and light tube applications.
RenShape™ SL 7560 (by Huntsman LLC.)
This material, used in Solid State Laser StereoLithography Systems, simulates the ABS plastics. It creates durable functional parts with great rigidity, excellent finishing surfaces, side wall finish. It is durable under a broad range of temperatures. It is an ideal material for RTV patterns and other functional applications.
2.) MATERIALS USED FOR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING (SLS)
About Selective Laser Sintering (SLS):
Selective Laser Sintering works by scanning the cross-sections of the 3D design usually generated by CAD software or mathematical representations) on the surface of the layered fusible powder materials. The same process repeats until the whole object is finished. In the SLS processes, the materials can be fully melt, partial melt or sintered in their liquid phase depending on the characteristics of the materials used. Examples of the commercially available materials in SLS: Glass Filled Nylon, SLS Polyamide, and Metals. To learn more about Selective Laser Sintering, please visit efunda.
SLS Materials:
a. Thermoplastics
DuraForm® GF (Glass-filled) Polyamide (Nylon) (by 3D® SYSTEMS)
These materials are used in SLS system to create durable engineering parts with high-quality without tooling. They produce products with great heat and chemical resistance, excellent finishing surface and machinability.
CastForm™ PS Material (by 3D® SYSTEMS)
This material has low density, low ash content, and it is compatible with standard foundry practices such as vacuum plaster casting methods, low-temperature furnaces, and autoclaves. It is used to create complicated investment casting patterns without tooling on SLS machines.
b. Metals
LaserForm™ A6 Steel Material (by 3D® SYSTEMS)
This material makes products with superior surface finish and great machinability. It creates products with greater thermal conductivity than most tool steels.
c. Composite
DuraForm® AF plastic (by 3D® SYSTEMS)
This material is a polyamide-aluminum composite plastic. Its product has a light gray aluminum-like appearance. It creates accurate and durable models with fine details and excellent finishing surfaces. In addition, it has good wear-resistance.
LASERFORM™ ST-200 (by 3D® SYSTEMS)
This material is a stainless steel composite. It is used in SLS processes to create durable, metal parts with high density, high thermal conductivity and great heat resistance.
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