PET

Material Info

About

PET is a high-quality 3D printing filament known for its excellent strength, durability, and ability to produce watertight products. It offers outstanding print results with minimal warping, making it ideal for functional prototypes, packaging, and end-use parts. With its reliable performance and strong mechanical properties, PET is a versatile choice for a wide range of applications. A wide variety of colors is available and can be printed at request through our Sales team.

Parts are oriented by our team to balance strength, surface finish, and minimal supports. Final orientation is chosen for the best overall result.

Color & Finishes

White
Black
Custom Contact Sales
Order minimum $300 per color.

Print Mode - Light
Prints with 0.8mm Shell thickness and 15% Infill

Print Mode - Medium
Prints with 1.2mm Shell thickness and 35% Infill

Print Mode - Strong
Prints with 1.6mm Shell thickness and 75% Infill

Print Mode - Solid
Prints fully solid models

Technology

• Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

FDM PET Technical Datasheet FDM PET SDS

Material Properties

• Tensile modulus (ISO 527): 1655 MPa
• Tensile strength (ISO 527): 17.2 MPa
• Elongation at break (ISO 527): 1.10%
• Flexural modulus (ISO 178): 1826 MPa

Description

• Optical Clarity: offers high optical clarity, making it ideal for applications like beverage bottles and transparent packaging
• Recyclability: PET is one of the most recyclable plastics, with established recycling programs and a wide range of post-consumer applications
• Barrier Properties: PET provides excellent barrier properties against moisture, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, preserving the quality and shelf life of packaged products

Design Guidelines

Bounding Box

• Maximum Bounding Box: 300x300x300 mm
• Minimum Bounding Box: 10 x 10 x 1 mm

Walls

• Supported Walls: 0.8 mm
• Unsupported Walls: 1 mm

Wires

• Supported Wires: 1.5 mm
• Unsupported Wires: 1.5 mm

Details

• Embossed Details: 0.2 mm
• Engraved Details: 0.2 mm

Clearance

• Minimum: 0.50 mm loose fit
  0.40 mm normal fit
  0.25 mm tight fit

Sprues

• Not supported

Interlocking & Enclosed Parts

• Interlocking: Supported
• Enclosed: Not supported

Multiple Parts

• Supported

Accuracy

• ±0.1 mm to ±0.3 mm

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