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Grasbeemd 19, 5705 DE, Helmond, The Netherlands - +31 492 210 210 – info@dutchfilaments.com – www.mcpp-3dp.com

MCPP Netherlands B.V. a Group Company of Mitsubishi Chemical

ABS

Material features:

  • Very high impact-resistance
  • Extra strong
  • Stable printing
  • Light and durable
  • Limited warping

Colours:

ABS is available from stock in 26 bright colours. Other colours on request

Packaging:

ABS is available in nearly any type of packaging and labelling. Ask our team to help you customizing your product.

Additional info:

Recommended temperature for heated bed is ± 90-110˚C.

ABS is printed at a slightly higher temperature to make the final product extra strong.

ABS can be used on all common desktop FDM or FFF technology 3D printers.

Storage: Cool and dry (15-25˚C) and away from UV light. This enhances the shelf life significantly.

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ABS is an extra strong impact-resistant filament ideal for 3D printing of solid printed products. Due to the process stability and physical features of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene it is a widely used thermoplastic polymer in industry. The material is also very light and durable. This makes ABS particularly suitable for tools, toys and all kinds of utensils. Printed at a slightly over-average temperature for ABS, this filament gives extra strong 3D print results.

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Filament specs.

Size

Ø tolerance

Roundness

1,75mm

± 0,05mm

≥ 95%

2,85mm

± 0,10mm

≥ 95%

 

 

 

Material properties

Description

Testmethod

Typical value

Specific gravity

ISO 1183

1,03 g/cc

MFR 220°C/10 kg

ISO 1133

5,7 g/10 min

Impact strength - Charpy method 23˚C

ISO 179

35 kJ/m2

Printing temp.

DF

245±10°C

Melting temp.

ISO 294

245±10°C

Vicat softening temperature

ASTM D 1525

103˚C

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Mechanical Specifications

During additional research a print profile has been made which was optimized for achieving a highest possible tensile performance. Table 1 shows the typical values of an injection moulded specimen compared to a 3D-printed specimen in both the X-Y axis (3D-printed horizontally) and the Z-axis (3D-printed vertically). After that, some important parameters are given and the corresponding trend is briefly described.

Most important parameters:

When decreasing the Fan Speed up to a certain point the Stress at Yield will increase

An increase of up to 18% could be achieved in the vertical print orientation (Z-axis) compared to a visually optimized profile

When increasing the Material Flow the Stress at Yield will increase

An increase of up to 156% could be achieved in the vertical print orientation (Z-axis) compared to a visually optimized profile

When using an Enclosure the Stress at Yield will increase

An increase of up to 50% could be achieved in the vertical print orientation (Z-axis) compared to a visually optimized profile

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MCPP Netherlands B.V. cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. No guarantees can be given since differences in data could be caused by differences between individual 3D-printers.

Grasbeemd 19, 5705 DE, Helmond, The Netherlands - +31 492 210 210 – info@dutchfilaments.com – www.mcpp-3dp.com

MCPP Netherlands B.V. a Group Company of Mitsubishi Chemical

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Table 1: Tensile data of both injection moulded and 3D-printed specimens.*

Injection Moulded

3D-Printed X-Y

3D-Printed Z

Young’s Modulus [MPa]

2109

2068

2227

Stress at Yield [MPa]

38

35

17

Stress at Break [MPa]

30

30

18

Strain at Yield [%]

3

2

1

Strain at Break [%]

≈3

8

1

Print Conditions

All specimens have been printed using a 0.4mm nozzle and the layer height was set to 0.2mm. The room in which the 3D-printer was located had an environmental temperature of ± 25°C.

*Test Conditions

The tensile tests have been carried out according to ISO-527 using modified 1BA specimens (3D-printing) and 1A specimens (injection moulding). The room in which the Universal Testing Machine was located had an environmental temperature of ± 20°C.