As tough as ABS, as easy to print as PLA
Spectrum PLA Tough is a specially modified consumable for 3D printing.
Modification to improve the properties of this material at the monomer level has enabled it to achieve a vast range of applications. It is ideal for printing functional parts with mechanical properties similar to ABS while maintaining the ease of printing and low shrinkage of PLA.
The use of unique ingredients that alter the polymer structure has enabled, among other things:
- noticeable reduction in shrinkage compared to classic PLA-based materials. This allows for the printing of large-scale components;
- better adhesion of printed parts to work platforms;
- achieving higher impact strength of printed components compared to their ABS counterparts;
- maintaining the high rigidity characteristic of parts made from undoped PLA;
- eliminating the brittleness typical of objects printed from undoped PLA.
- from undoped PLA. This also achieves higher adhesion between the applied layers of material;
- obtaining matte surfaces compared to unmodified PLA;
- enabling the machining of printed parts, which is difficult or impossible with standard PLA. Manufactured elements can therefore be ground, milled, drilled, turned;
- elimination of toxic and harmful fumes characteristic of ABS printing;
- combination of the advantages of PLA and mechanical ABS while maintaining full biodegradability.
The characteristic properties of Spectrum PLA Tough allow the use of the material in applications where high impact strength is required with very low shrinkage of parts during processing.
Material Properties
- alternative to styrene-based materials
- more reliable than ABS for large print volumes
- better layer adhesion
- higher impact resistance of printed parts compared to ABS equivalents
- more flexible than standard PLA
- ability to achieve a perfect side surface
- semi-matte print surface
Applications
- production of end-use components
- manufacturing of non-standard parts
- production tools
- functional tools
- functional prototyping