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This table is a shortlist tool, not a material specification. The bands place materials relative to one another inside this catalogue and do not stand in for a datasheet.
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| Material | Family | Stiffness | Toughness | Heat | Printability | Cost | Stocked? | Chamber? | Typical applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodity | |||||||||
| PLA | Commodity | 3/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | Yes | No | Enclosures, Panels, Cable management |
| PLA Matte | Commodity | 3/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | Yes | No | Enclosures, Panels, Cable management |
| PLA Tough | Commodity | 3/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | Yes | No | Prototypes, Brackets, Replacement parts |
| PETG | Commodity | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | Yes | No | Enclosures, Panels, Cable management |
| PETG-HF | Commodity | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | Yes | No | Prototypes, Brackets, Replacement parts |
| TPU 95A | Commodity | 1/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | Yes | No | Seals, Cable management, Prototypes |
| TPU 90A | Commodity | 1/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | Yes | No | Seals, Cable management, Prototypes |
| TPU 85A | Commodity | 0/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | Yes | No | Seals, Cable management, Prototypes |
| PVA | Commodity | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | Yes | No | Ducting, Enclosures, Prototypes |
| BVOH | Commodity | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | Yes | No | Ducting, Enclosures, Prototypes |
| Engineering | |||||||||
| ABS | Engineering | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | Yes | Required | Enclosures, Panels, Cable management |
| ASA | Engineering | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | Yes | Required | Enclosures, Panels, Cable management |
| PC | Engineering | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | Yes | Required | Prototypes, Brackets, Replacement parts |
| PC-FR | Engineering | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | Yes | Required | Enclosures, Panels, Prototypes |
| PA6 | Engineering | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | Yes | Required | Prototypes, Brackets, Replacement parts |
| PET | Engineering | 4/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | Yes | Required | Prototypes, Brackets, Replacement parts |
| Fibre-reinforced | |||||||||
| PLA-CF | Fibre-reinforced | 5/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | Yes | No | Jigs, Test fixtures, Bench tooling |
| PETG-CF | Fibre-reinforced | 5/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | Yes | No | Jigs, Test fixtures, Bench tooling |
| ABS-GF | Fibre-reinforced | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | Yes | Required | Jigs, Test fixtures, Bench tooling |
| ASA-CF | Fibre-reinforced | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | Yes | Required | Brackets, Enclosures, Large format |
| PA6-CF | Fibre-reinforced | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | Yes | Required | Jigs, Test fixtures, Bench tooling |
| PA6-GF | Fibre-reinforced | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | Yes | Required | Jigs, Test fixtures, Bench tooling |
| PAHT-CF | Fibre-reinforced | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | Yes | Required | Ducting, Brackets, Chemical exposure |
| PET-CF | Fibre-reinforced | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | Yes | Required | Jigs, Test fixtures, Bench tooling |
| High performance | |||||||||
| PPA-CF | High performance | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | Yes | Required | Ducting, Brackets, Chemical exposure |
| PPS | High performance | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | Yes | Required | Chemical exposure, Ducting, Jigs |
| PPS-CF | High performance | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | Yes | Required | Chemical exposure, Jigs, Brackets |