CastForm PS - 3D Systems - Polystyrene, Specialty Plastic

CastForm PS by 3D Systems is a PS (Specialty) (Polystyrene, Specialty) plastic material.

Directly produce complex investment casting patterns without tooling.
...for use with all selective laser sintering (SLS®) systems

APPLICATIONS
- Create patterns directly rather than through indirect methods
- Complex investment casting patterns
- Reactive metals like titanium
- Low melt-temperature metals such as aluminum, magnesium and zinc
- Ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- Economic, low-volume production castings without tooling
- Smaller parts can be joined to create very large patterns
- Sacrificial, expendable patterns

FEATURES
- Functions like foundry wax and is "foundry friendly"
- Low residual ash content (less than 0.02%)
- Short burnout cycle
- Easy-to-process plastic
- Good plastic powder recycle characteristics

BENEFITS
- Create complex patterns without welds or joints
- Reduce lead times resulting in faster time-tomarket
- Compatible with autoclaves, low-temperature furnaces, and vacuum plaster casting methods
- Easy to assemble and repair patterns
- Rapidly test new designs in iterative process

CastformTM PS patterns are comparable to conventional wax patterns in the following areas:
- Assembly methods and tools
- Stability and transportability
- Handling during assembly and repair
- Suitable for all cast metal alloys
- Low residual ash
- No ceramic shell cracking
- Usable for ceramic and plaster molds

The information presented on this page is just a summary for this plastic material. The full plastic data sheet containing additional general information, technical properties, and processing specifications is available from IDES. Click here to register for free access. After registering, you'll have immediate access to more than 82025 full plastic material data sheets from 757 global resin suppliers.

Fast Cycle, Rapid Cycle, Productivity, Fast Molding Cycle, Good Processability, Easy Processing.

Molds/Dies/Tools, Molds, Dies, tools.

The terms listed below may be used to identify this product. They are provided to assist you in finding pertinent documentation from supplier and non-supplier sources. They are included for informational purposes only, and are typically NOT representations that have been specified by the supplier. Possible spelling variations for terms related to this product are:

CastForm® PS, CastForm PS, CastForm® , CastForm, CastFormPS, PS, Polystyrene, Specialty, Polystyrene Specialty, PS (Specialty), PS Specialty, Polystyrene, 3D Systems, PolystyreneSpecialty, PSSpecialty

General Information
Product Description
Directly produce complex investment casting patterns without tooling. ...for use with all selective laser sintering (SLS®) systems APPLICATIONS - Create patterns directly rather than through indirect methods - Complex investment casting patterns - Reactive metals like titanium - Low melt-temperature metals such as aluminum, magnesium and zinc - Ferrous and non-ferrous metals - Economic, low-volume production castings without tooling - Smaller parts can be joined to create very large patterns - Sacrificial, expendable patterns FEATURES - Functions like foundry wax and is "foundry friendly" - Low residual ash content (less than 0.02%) - Short burnout cycle - Easy-to-process plastic - Good plastic powder recycle characteristics BENEFITS - Create complex patterns without welds or joints - Reduce lead times resulting in faster time-tomarket - Compatible with autoclaves, low-temperature furnaces, and vacuum plaster casting methods - Easy to assemble and repair patterns - Rapidly test new designs in iterative process CastformTM PS patterns are comparable to conventional wax patterns in the following areas: - Assembly methods and tools - Stability and transportability - Handling during assembly and repair - Suitable for all cast metal alloys - Low residual ash - No ceramic shell cracking - Usable for ceramic and plaster molds
General
Material Status	Commercial: Active
Availability	Asia Pacific Europe North America
Test Standards Available	ASTM
Features	Fast Molding Cycle Good Processability
Uses	Molds/Dies/Tools Patterns Prototyping
Forms	Liquid
Processing Method	Sintering

Other Information for this Plastic
How to Access the Full Plastic Material Data Sheet for this Grade
The information presented on this page is just a summary for this plastic material. The full plastic data sheet containing additional general information, technical properties, and processing specifications is available from IDES. Click here to register for free access. After registering, you'll have immediate access to more than 82025 full plastic material data sheets from 757 global resin suppliers.
Features (Alternate Representations)
Fast Cycle, Rapid Cycle, Productivity, Fast Molding Cycle, Good Processability, Easy Processing.
Uses (Alternate Representations)
Molds/Dies/Tools, Molds, Dies, tools.
Spelling Variations
The terms listed below may be used to identify this product. They are provided to assist you in finding pertinent documentation from supplier and non-supplier sources. They are included for informational purposes only, and are typically NOT representations that have been specified by the supplier. Possible spelling variations for terms related to this product are: CastForm® PS, CastForm PS, CastForm® , CastForm, CastFormPS, PS, Polystyrene, Specialty, Polystyrene Specialty, PS (Specialty), PS Specialty, Polystyrene, 3D Systems, PolystyreneSpecialty, PSSpecialty

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