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Can any of these be used ?

Discussion in 'Printing Filament' started by Thamer Albahiti, Nov 3, 2013.

  1. Thamer Albahiti

    Thamer Albahiti Active Member

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    I have a question, can HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, PP, PET, PC, PA or PS be used for 3D printing ?
    anyone familiar with this stuff ?
     
    #1 Thamer Albahiti, Nov 3, 2013
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    the answer is maybe I know about someof them but not enough to answer you completely but there are different things you need to know bout each one and some of teh stuff iam not sure but things like
    melting temp
    glassification I think is one
    solidification temp
    etc all of these thing (and many more I do not know)need to be determined and then see if the current extruder can handle the critical temps or if fans need to run or shouldn't be run etc
    PET is what the two liter soda bottles are made from and I think the temps it requires need to be near or even greater than the temps for nylon

    So the answer is yes if the temps for the material in question meet the criteria the printer can produce and NO if it can't get there
     
    #2 tesseract, Nov 3, 2013
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    If you Google Taulman, checkout "T-glase" - it is PETT printed at around PLA temps. I have some to try, but not printing yet...
     
    #3 1d1, Nov 4, 2013
  4. polylac

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    Just google it

    PC = Polycarbonate is something what some people print, but it needs high temps.

    the others I don't know, the main problem is to find a filament made out of these materials.
    but maybe someone tried it with a filastruder or something similar.
     
    #4 polylac, Nov 4, 2013
  5. Thamer Albahiti

    Thamer Albahiti Active Member

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    I have a Filastruder, i just don't want to clog it :)
    that's why I'm asking first
     
    #5 Thamer Albahiti, Nov 4, 2013
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    Thamer Albahiti Active Member

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    I just found this

    The melting point of HDPE (High Density Polyethelyne) is about 130 ºC
    The melting point of LDPE (Low Density Polyethelyne) is about 110 ºC
    The melting point of PET (Polyethylene terphthalate) is about 250—260 ºC
    The melting point of PP (Polypropylene) is about 160—170 ºC
    The melting point of PS (Polystyrene) is about 70—115 ºC
     
    #6 Thamer Albahiti, Nov 4, 2013
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