{"id":55661,"key":"RepRap_materials","title":"RepRap materials","latest":{"id":1209160,"timestamp":"2025-11-28T01:41:30Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{MOST}}\n\n{{MOST-RepRap}}\n\nMaterials used in RepRap 3-D printing with reference.\nMost common:\n\n* ABS\n* PLA\n\nOthers:\n\n* Nylon (e.g. Taulman 618 Nylon)\n* PC\n* PVA - PolyVinyl Alcohol -- is a cold water soluble 3D printer filament.\n* HDPE -- M.A. Kreiger, M.L. Mulder, A.G. Glover, [[J. M. Pearce]], [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.009 Life Cycle Analysis of Distributed Recycling of Post-consumer High Density Polyethylene for 3-D Printing Filament], ''Journal of Cleaner Production'', 70, pp. 90–96 (2014). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.009. [https://www.academia.edu/6188555/Life_cycle_analysis_of_distributed_recycling_of_post-consumer_high_density_polyethylene_for_3-D_printing_filament open access]\n* Laywood -\t wood-fiber composites - usually nylon and wood fiber [http://web.archive.org/web/20181118164114/https://www.geek.com/news/laywood-filaments-lets-you-3d-print-with-wood-1517745/\t ]\n* Laybrick - [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130527-laybrick-a-new-rough-3d-printer-filament-near-zero-warp.html]\n* low friction, Iglide Tribo-Filament that can be used for custom parts and bearings [http://web.archive.org/web/20160518030259/http://3dprintingindustry.com:80/2014/05/28/new-low-friction-3d-printing-filament-material-bearings-moving-parts/][http://www.igus.com/wpck/11723/N14_4_1_iglidur_TriboFilament]\n* elastomer - see Ninjaflex [http://web.archive.org/web/20160524205142/http://3dprintingindustry.com:80/2014/05/30/new-3d-printer-filament-ninjaflex-making-3d-printing-lot-flexible/]\n* High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) filament - [http://web.archive.org/web/20140723232053/http://www.formfutura.com:80/3mm-hips.html]\n* Steel - [[Open-source metal 3-D printer]] - Gerald C. Anzalone, Chenlong Zhang, Bas Wijnen, Paul G. Sanders and Joshua M. Pearce, “[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6678531&queryText%3Dopen+source+3d+metal+printer Low-Cost Open-Source 3-D Metal Printing]” ''IEEE Access'', 1, pp.803-810, (2013). doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2013.2293018 [https://www.academia.edu/5327317/A_Low-Cost_Open-Source_Metal_3-D_Printer open access preprint]\n* Carbon fiber reinforced filament- [http://3.dmake.me/2014/carbon-fiber-filaments/][http://www.arevolabs.com/]\n* Carbon nanotube reinforced filament [http://www.arevolabs.com/]\n* PEEK [http://www.arevolabs.com/]\n* Polyphenylsulfone (PPSF or PPSU) - [http://www.arevolabs.com/]\n* Polyetherimide (PEI) is an amorphous, amber-to-transparent thermoplastic with characteristics similar to the related plastic PEEK.- [http://www.arevolabs.com/]\n* cleaning filament[http://web.archive.org/web/20150408162952/http://www.esun3d.net:80/cpxx.aspx?id=192&TypeId=26]\n* POM - Polyoxymethylene -[http://blog.think3dprint3d.com/2013/09/3d-printing-with-acetal-filament.html lots of good data]\n\n== Experimental filament companies ==\n\n* Proto Pasta http://www.proto-pasta.com/] - carbon fiber reinforced PLA, high temp PLA ( 190C-210C ), PC-ABS alloy\n* [http://www.matterhackers.com/store/3d-printer-filament?t=3.00mm%20Specialty%20Filament Matter Hackers]- Taulman 618 Nylon, soft PLA, TPE is a flexible 3D printing material that feels and acts much like flexible rubber, HIPS, PC and all whole range of Kai Parthy’s LAY-WOOD3 and Lay brick -- on the way from Kai - Lay ceramic [http://web.archive.org/web/20160424031043/http://3dprintingindustry.com:80/2014/03/18/3d-printing-filament-kai-parthy/] - LAY-FELT, LAY-TEKKKS, LAY-FOMM, GEL-LAY [http://web.archive.org/web/20160519155647/http://3dprintingindustry.com:80/2013/12/24/kai-parthy-gets-felty-foamy-porous-poro-lay-line-filaments/]. LAY-FELT and LAY-TEKKKS are similarly felt-like materials though LAY-TEKKKS is thinner and more fibrous. LAY-FOMM and GEL-LAY are foamy and gel-like respectively.\n* [http://www.arevolabs.com/ AveroLabs] - PEEK, carbon fiber and carbon nanotube reinforced, PPSU, PEI. In order to use such materials it’s necessary to have a printhead that can handle up to 400º C.[http://web.archive.org/web/20160508140232/http://3dprintingindustry.com:80/2014/03/28/arevo-labs-want-see-makers-3d-printing-carbon-fiber-carbon-nanotubes/]\n* [http://www.3dxtech.com/ 3DX Tech] - MI startup has ABS-nylon [http://web.archive.org/web/20140910104032/http://www.3dxtech.com/ion-abs-nylon-alloy], ABS+carbon nanotubes, 3DXMax HIPS support material. This can be used for multi-headed 3D printers to create support structures dissolvable in d-Limonene, for easy clean up\n* [http://www.esun3d.net/ Esun] - conductive (129 ohm/cm), luminous, wood, flexible, cleaning and alloys including PLA/PC, PLA/ABS, PLA/POM and PLA/HIPS\n* [http://www.ecoreprap.com/ ECO Reprap] - Conductive PLA, Flame Retardant PLA,PC/ABS,TPEE,PEEK and PP\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n}}\n\n[[Category:MOST methods]]\n[[Category:3D printing]]"}