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3D-printing material simulates polypropylene

3D-printing heavyweight Stratasys has made a new additive manufacturing material available, and it may prove to be a real boon for engineers who prototype household appliances, consumer goods, automotive parts, and lab equipment. This tough material, called Endur, is made for PolyJet 3D printers and is ideal for parts with flexible living hinges or snap fits.

As a durable and flexible addition to Stratasys' growing materials portfolio, Endur offers both high impact resistance and elongation at break, resulting in tough parts. The material also has a heat-deflection temperature up to 129 deg F/54 deg C (HDT @ 0.45MPa per ASTM D-648-06) and has excellent dimensional stability for its material class.

These properties make the new material suitable for a wide range of form, fit, and assembly applications using any Objet EdenV, Objet Connex, Objet500 Connex3, or Objet 30Pro 3D printers, including:

• Flexible living hinges;
• Moving parts;
• Assembled parts; and
• Snap-fit parts such as those used for lids and packaging case applications.

In addition, Endur, which is available in bright white, features an excellent surface finish for a smooth look and feel. This makes the material well-suited for prototyping appliances and such. "Due to Endur's excellent simulated polypropylene properties, testing customers were able to address a variety of applications, including moving parts, snap-fit components, and small cases and containers," says Fred Fischer, Stratasys product director for materials and applications.

For more information on Endur, click here.

Download the full PolyJet Materials Data Sheet here.

Source: Stratasys

Published April 2014

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