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Nylon 12 [PA12]

Selective Laser Sintering [SLS]

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Material Info
About
Color & Finishes
Technology
Technical Documents
Material Properties
Description
Design Guidelines
Bounding Box
Walls
Wires
Details
Escape Holes
Clearance
Sprues
Interlocking & Enclosed Parts
Parts in File
Accuracy
Related Materials

Material Info

About

PA12 is a durable Nylon 12 plastic that can be used for a wide range of applications, both for prototyping and for end products. Printed using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), when thin, it’s flexible enough for hinges and springs and when thick, it’s strong enough for structural components. All our SLS PA12 materials come standard with a shotpeened surface. For a higher quality look and feel, try the Smooth finish. If you have a special finish request, require spray painting or heat inserts, please reach out to sales@shapeways.com. More information about this printing technology can be found Here.

Color & Finishes

White Available in Standard and Smooth finishes

Black Available in Standard and Smooth finishes

Pink Available in Standard and Smooth finishes

Red Available in Standard and Smooth finishes

Orange Available in Standard and Smooth finishes

Blue Available in Standard and Smooth finishes

Green Available in Standard and Smooth finishes

Yellow Available in Standard and Smooth finishes

Purple Available in Standard and Smooth finishes

Standard - Shotpeened
Our standard finish comes with a shotpeened smooth and slight glossy surface

Smooth
This finish has a smooth surface and slight shine, created using a physio-chemical process to vapor smooth the surface.

Technology

Technical Documents

Material Data sheet Nylon 12 - PA2200
Material Safety Nylon 12
Nylon 12 - SLS - Product Information
Declaration of Compliance_PA 2200_Food-contact_Regulation (EU) 10-2011_EN

Material Properties

Description

Material Highlights:
High strength & stiffness applications, skin contact applications, thin features and interlocking parts
Flammability degree (UL 94): HB rating (thickness greater than 0.5 mm)
Biocompatible: According to EN ISO 10993-1 and USP/level VI/121 °C

Design Guidelines

Bounding Box

Maximum Bounding Box 650 × 350 × 550 mm (Standard White)
345 × 375 × 440 mm (Smooth White)
180 × 230 × 320 mm (Dyed & Smooth Colors)
Minimum Bounding Box X + Y + Z ≥ 20 mm (Standard)
X + Y + Z ≥ 25mm (Dyed)
X+Y+Z = >40mm & Mid axis >1.0mm (Smooth)

Walls

Supported Walls 0.7 mm (Standard)
1.5 mm (Smooth)
Unsupported Walls 0.7 mm (Standard)
1.5 mm (Smooth)

Wires

Supported Wires 0.8 mm (Standard)
1.5 mm (Smooth)
Unsupported Wires 1.0 mm (Standard)
1.5 mm (Smooth)

Details

Embossed Details 0.2 mm high & wide for details (Standard)
0.3 mm high & 0.5 mm wide for details (Smooth)
0.5 mm high & wide for text (All)
Engraved Details 0.2 mm high & wide for details (Standard)
0.3 mm high & 0.4 mm wide for details (Smooth)
0.5 mm high & wide for text (All)

Escape Holes

Single Escape Hole Diameter 4.0 mm (Standard)
4.0 mm (Smooth)
Multiple Escape Hole Diameter 2.0 mm (Standard)
2.0 mm (Smooth)

Clearance

Minimum 0.5 mm (Standard)
0.7 mm (Smooth)

Sprues

2.0 mm thick, attached in at least 2 places per part.

Interlocking & Enclosed Parts

Interlocking Supported (Standard)
Not Supported (Smooth)
Enclosed Supported (Standard)
Not Supported (Smooth)

Parts in File

1 Part

Accuracy

± 0.15 mm, then ± 0.15% of longest axis

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