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DuraForm® GF

Polyamide

Glass Fiber Reinforcement

Supplied by 3D Systems

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Product Description
.......for use with all selective laser sintering (SLS®) systems

Glass-filled polyamide (nylon) material for real-world physical testing and functional use

APPLICATIONS
  • Housings and enclosures
  • Consumer sporting goods
  • Appropriate for low- to mid-volume rapid manufacturing
  • Parts requiring machining or joining with adhesives
  • Complex production and prototype plastic parts
  • Form, fit, or functional prototypes
  • Parts requiring stiffness
  • Thermally stressed parts

FEATURES
  • Excellent mechanical stiffness
  • Elevated temperature resistance
  • Dimensionally stable
  • Easy-to-process
  • Nice surface finish

BENEFITS
  • Excels in load bearing applications at higher temperatures
  • Build prototypes and end-use parts without tooling
  • Create accurate and repeatable parts as demanded by manufacturers
  • Machinable and paintable for demonstration parts
  • Improved isotropic shrinkage due to glass filler 3D SYSTEMS
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America
Filler / Reinforcement 
  • Glass Fiber Reinforcement
Features 
  • Good Dimensional Stability
  • Good Processability
  • High Heat Resistance
  • High Stiffness
  • Machinable
  • Paintable
  • Pleasing Surface Appearance
Uses 
  • Consumer Applications
  • Housings
  • Machine/Mechanical Parts
  • Prototyping
  • Sporting Goods
Forms 
  • Powder
Processing Method 
  • Sintering
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 ASTM D792
Water Absorption (24 hr)
%
 ASTM D570
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Strength
     ASTM D638
Yield
psi
  
Ultimate
psi
  
Tensile Elongation
     ASTM D638
Yield
%
  
Break
%
  
Flexural Modulus
psi
 ASTM D790
Flexural Strength (Break)
psi
 ASTM D790
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact (73°F)
ft·lb/in
 ASTM D256
Unnotched Izod Impact (73°F)
ft·lb/in
 ASTM D256
Gardner Impact
in·lb
 ASTM D5420
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore D)
 
 ASTM D2240
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load
     ASTM D648
66 psi, Unannealed
°F
  
264 psi, Unannealed
°F
  
CLTE - Flow
     ASTM D696
32 to 122°F
in/in/°F
  
185 to 293°F
in/in/°F
  
Specific Heat
Btu/lb/°F
 ASTM E1269
Thermal Conductivity
Btu·in/hr/ft²/°F
 ASTM E1225
Electrical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Surface Resistivity
ohms
 ASTM D257
Volume Resistivity
ohm·cm
 ASTM D257
Dielectric Strength
V/mil
 ASTM D149
Dielectric Constant (1 kHz)
 
 ASTM D150
Flammability
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Flame Rating - UL
 
 UL 94
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: DuraForm® GF, DuraForm GF, DuraForm® , DuraForm, DuraFormGF, GF, Polyamide, Unspecified, Polyamide Unspecified, Nylon, Unspecified, Nylon Unspecified, Polyamide, Nylon, 3D Systems, PolyamideUnspecified, NylonUnspecified
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Pleasing Surface Appearance, High Stiffness, Good Dimensional Stability, Dimensionally Stable, Good Processability, Easy Processing, High Heat Resistance.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Housings, Housing, Machine Parts, Mechanical Parts, Machine/Mechanical Parts.
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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