Materials for prototype manufacturing

Stereolithography materials
Mammoth stereolithography materials
Next Day stereolithography materials
Polyjet materials
Selective Laser Sintering materials
Z Corp materials
Fused Deposition Modelling materials
Rapid Tooling & High Speed Milling materials
Vacuum Casting materials
R.I.M. materials

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Rigi2200
Rigi2200 is suited for rigid prototypes, master parts with high tolerances, small and detailed parts, parts for visual and aesthetical applications. It is a humidity-tolerant material.

Poly1500
PP-like material comparable to engineering plastics; suited for rigid, functional prototypes; large range of applications (e.g. automotive components, electronic housings, medical products,...)

TuskXC2700T/Tusk2700W
Tusk2700 is suited for strong, water-resistant prototypes with ABS- and PBT-like specifications (e.g. parts for water flow analysis, wind tunnel testing,...)

Flex70B
Flex resins are extremely flexible rubber-like materials, suited for automotive and mechanical applications (e.g. respirator masks, catheters, sealings, cushionpads,...)

DMX-SL™100
DMX-SL™100 has a high impact resistance, similar to thermoplastics and is suited for very accurate parts with high feature detail, complex parts with snap fits, rigid yet bendable parts (e.g. packaging applications).

Protogen White
Protogen White is suited for general purpose applications with ABS-like specifications and ideal for markets that demand accurate RTV patterns, durable concept models, highly accurate parts.

Download SLA material datasheets [.PDF - 177Kb]

Tusk 2700 Shampoo bottle for Adimex

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Mammoth stereolithography materials

Tusk 2700 bumper prototype for Plastic Omnium

Poly1500
The first Mammoth models were built in Poly1500, a resin perfectly suited for rigid, functional, large components.

TuskXC2700T/Tusk2700W
Recently Materialise has successfully introduced a new resin in its Mammoth technology. It is a strong, rigid resin that retains properties over a variety of environmental conditions. Since many of the properties match those of extrusion grade Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) and transparent grade Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), two common plastics used in manufacturing, Tusk2700 has proven to be very suitable for numerous automotive applications.

Protogen White
Protogen White is suited for general purpose applications with ABS-like specifications and ideal for markets that demand accurate RTV patterns, durable models, highly accurate parts.

Download Mammoth SLA material datasheets [.PDF - 115Kb]

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Next Day stereolithography materials
Tusk 2700 NextDay prototype

Poly1500
Poly1500 combines stiffness and toughness. This PP-like material, comparable to engineering plastics is especially useful in applications where durability and robustness are critical requirements (e.g. automotive components, electronic housings, medical products,...)

Tusk2700W
Tusk2700W is the material by excellence for parts with ABS-like specifications. The Next Day models are functional parts with a high resistance.

Protogen White

Protogen White is suited for general purpose applications with ABS-like specifications and ideal for markets that demand accurate RTV patterns, durable concept models, highly accurate parts.

Download Next Day SLA material datasheets [.PDF - 114Kb]

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Polyjet materials

Polyjet VeroWhite, remote control prototypes

Objet FullCure 720
FullCure 720 is comparable to our Rigi2200. It is a general-purpose material.

Objet VeroWhite
VeroWhite is a general-purpose resin and has a white colour.

Objet TangoBlack
TangoBlack is a flexible rubber-like resin, suited for automotive and mechanical applications. It is a complementary material to Flex65.

Objet TangoPlus
TangoPlus is a flexible rubber-like resin, suited for models that are likely to be exposed to long use or rough handling.

More about Polyjet

Download polyjet material datasheets [.PDF - 134Kb]

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Selective Laser Sintering materials

Polyamide, One Shot stool for .MGX

Polyamide (PA)
The powder, being a solid material, has the attractive feature of being self-supporting for the generated product sections. This makes supports (typical for stereolithography ) redundant. The polyamide material allows the production of fully functional prototypes with high mechanical and thermal resistance.

Glass filled polyamide (PA-GF)
The use of PA powder filled with glass particles (PA-GF) has a much higher thermal resistance and is typically used in functional tests with high thermal loads.

Alumide
Alumide is a blend of aluminium powders and PA powder, which allows metallic-looking, non-porous components to be machined easily and is resistant to high temperatures.

Tra i materiali offerti per la sinterizzazione a mezzo laser (SLS), vi sono le polveri della serie X, sviluppate internamente.

La collaborazione con diversi produttori di polvere ci permette di offrire al mercato le eccellenti performance di queste polveri, che le rendono particolarmente adatte sia per applicazioni funzionali che di design o di visualizzazione, tradizionalmente associate al rapid prototyping.
 

I più diffusi sono:
 
X (materiale "entry-level"): materiale composito a base poliammidica, con aggiunta di alluminio e vetro, di colore grigio chiaro. È un materiale altamente versatile con elevate proprietà meccaniche, tra le quali una rigidezza superiore, un’eccellente finitura superficiale, resistenza all’usura ed un'ottima riproduzione dei dettagli, se comparato ai materiali SLS standard.
WindForm GF offre un’attraente look metallico lucente, apprezzabile in molte applicazioni, come in galleria del vento, in applicazioni di design e in applicazioni funzionali.
 
XT è il materiale SLS più resistente al momento disponibile sul mercato. A base poliammide e carbonio, è il materiale per eccellenza del Rapid Manufacturing. Non è paragonabile ai materiali SLS standard ed è particolarmente indicato per applicazioni in cui si richiedano proprietà meccaniche superiori, prestazioni altissime, in brevissimo tempo, come ad esempio nel settore del motorsport.
WindForm XT si presenta anche con un’attraente look nero scintillante, apprezzabile in molte applicazioni di design.
 
X-FX è il materiale "flessibile" della linea WF. Di colore bianco, è l'ultimo nato della famiglia WF per applicazioni RP ed ha consistenza e comportamento simili ai pezzi stampati in polipropilene ed ABS. WF FX è caratterizzato inoltre da: eccezionale resistenza e resilienza alle ripetute sollecitazioni di flessione e di torsione ed eccellente resistenza all’urto.


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Z Corp materials
zp®131
zp 131 is a multi-purpose material that delivers the toughest parts, the best resolution and great colour accuracy. It is perfect for fit and functional testing.

 

Fused Deposition Modelling materials

Polycarbonate, dashboard prototype for BMW Mini

ABS
An ABS prototype has up to 80% of the strength of injection moulded ABS meaning that it is extremely suitable for functional applications.

ABSi
ABSi is an ABS type with high impact strength. The semi-translucent material used to build the FDM parts is USP Class VI approved.

PC-ABS
PC-ABS is a blend of polycarbonate and ABS plastic which combines the strength of PC with the flexibility of ABS.

PC-ISO
PC-ISO blends are widely used throughout packaging and medical device manufactures. The PC-ISO material used to build the FDM parts is USP Class VI approved and also ISO 10993-1 rated.

Download FDM material datasheets [.PDF - 219Kb]

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Rapid Tooling & High Speed Milling materials

PC/ABS components for Resqtec rescue scissors
Suitable mould materials for Rapid Tooling:
aluminium & P20-steel.
Suitable materials for High Speed Milling are: aluminium, plastics (also fibre reinforced), high-density polyurethane foam and resins.

Download tooling datasheet [.PDF - 208Kb]

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Vacuum Casting materials

Polyurethane Sander for Bosch
Casting materials: a broad range of different polyurethanes that are similar to rubber, PP, ABS and PC. Colours approaching RAL-standard colours are available.

Download vacuum casting material datasheets [.PDF - 222Kb]

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R.I.M. materials

Polyurethane prototype for Peugeot

Casting materials: a broad range of different polyurethanes that are similar to PA, PE, PP or ABS.

Download R.I.M. material datasheets [.PDF - 216Kb]

 

 

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