UltiMaker guide

Temperature-resistant
materials
 Contents
Why is temperature resistance important? 3
What else should you know? 4
Our temperature-resistant material partners 5
LEHVOSS Group 5
Covestro6
BASF7
Jabil8
Reliable 3D printers that simply work for you 9

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Why is temperature resistance
important?
Temperature-resistant 3D printing materials They are also able to maintain their properties
offer better mechanical performance, wear longer at high temperatures, resulting in parts
resistance, and chemical resistance at high that are more reliable and cost less to keep in
temperatures than those without. good condition.

Common uses of temperature-resistant materials

Any application that requires constant or Eventuri, for example, which manufactures
prolonged exposure to high temperatures car intake systems for certain BMW and Audi
presents an opportunity for temperature­ models, creates functional prototypes using
resistant materials. Companies within the temperature-resistant materials.
manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive
industries design and print temperature­
resistant parts to achieve improved
performance in stressful, high-temperature
environments.

BASF Forward AM’s

XSTRAND™ line of
composite 3D printing
materials offers good
thermal stability

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What else should you know?

Vicat softening temperature Commonly used base materials

Also known as Vicat hardness. The tempera- Nylon, PC, and CPE+ are often used to create
ture at which materials with no definite melting temperature-resistant 3D printing materials.
point, such as plastics, soften. This is useful to
know when selecting the right temperature-
resistant material for a given application.

Commonly used additives

Glass and carbon fiber are frequently used in
applications in which stiffness, temperature
Melting temperature deflection, or other mechanical properties are
The temperature at which a semi-crystalline important. These are added to a base material
material turns into a flowing liquid. that best fits the overall application.

Glass transition temperature (Tg) Controlled print environment

The temperature at which an amorphous When printing with temperature-resistant
(non-crystalline) material changes from a solid materials, the use of the UltiMaker Air Manager
to a liquid. is recommended to ensure a more controlled
build volume during the printing process. This
holds especially true for amorphous materials,
for which glass transition temperature is
important – increasing the importance of a
Heat deflection temperature (HDT) controlled build volume.
The temperature at which a substance will
begin to deform under a certain load. HDT
is of special interest to engineers, as it
provides insight into the performance of a
3D printed part.

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Our temperature-resistant
material partners
LEHVOSS Group
LUVOCOM 3F PAHT® CF 9891 BK is a
high-temperature, carbon fiber-reinforced,
polyamide-based material. It provides high
strength, stiffness, and minimized water
uptake.

LUVOCOM® 3F PET CF 9780 BK is the easiest

carbon fiber-filled PET material to print on the
market, with excellent mechanical properties,
including high Z-layer strength.

“In 3D printing, PLA, ABS, and PET-G

materials cannot be used above 60 °C
– or even lower,” Thomas Collet, Head
of 3D Printing Materials at LEHVOSS
Group, said. “So the question is what
you want to define as temperature­
resistant. For 3D printing, we define
all materials with higher tempera­
ture resistance above these
traditional materials as
temperature-resistant.”

A part printed with

temperature-resistant
LUVOCOM 3F PAHT®
CF 9891 BK

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Covestro
Addigy® F1030 CF10 is a carbon fiber filled Designed especially for 3D printing, the mate-
PA6/66 copolymer filament for 3D printing rial’s excellent mechanical properties and
durable structural parts with high dimensional smooth appearance make it ideal for a very
stability and no warpage. Despite the low broad range of demanding, structural applica-
carbon fiber loading of 10% – much lower than tions that require robust performance possibly
most carbon filled materials – Addigy® F1030 at elevated temperatures. Addigy® F1030 CF10
CF10 enables parts that are stronger, stiffer can be printed on standard desktop fused
and tougher parts with higher tensile strength filament fabrication (FFF) machines with a
and modulus. hardened nozzle.

A part printed in Covestro’s

temperature-resistant
Addigy® F1030 CF10

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BASF
BASF Ultrafuse® PAHT CF15 polyamide combines
high temperature and chemical-resistance with
extreme mechanical properties, while ensuring
an easy print and high dimensional stability.

“The 15% carbon-fiber content ensures

stiff and strong parts, while the fibers also
contribute to an increased temperature
resistance, making this filament a perfect
engineering material,” Roger Sijlbing, Head
of Sales Additive Extrusion Solutions at
BASF, said.

A part printed in BASF’s

temperature-resistant
Ultrafuse PAHT CF15

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 Jabil
Jabil PA 4035 CF is a carbon-fiber PA12 copo-
lymer that provides greater stiffness, strength,
and toughness over similar products on the
market. Its high carbon-fiber loading provides
superior tensile strength and modulus, while
the PA12 base promotes relatively high ductil-
ity and ease-of-handling.

“Temperature-resistant materials are gaining

momentum, especially when it comes to
producing critical manufacturing aids, such as
jigs, fixtures, and tooling, where temperature
requirements exceed those of typical addi­
tive manufacturing materials,” Matt Torosian,
Director of Product Management at Jabil, said.

“Ultimaker and Jabil Additive are developing

engineered materials to support applications
requiring higher temperature perfor-
mance to produce strong, durable
parts with added complexity and
functionality – much faster and
with much lower costs than tradi-
tional manufacturing methods.”

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Ultrafuse® PAHT CF15

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