3D Systems DuraForm® AF Nylon for SLS® Systems

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3D Systems DuraForm® AF Nylon for SLS® Systems
Categories:	Polymer; 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing Polymer; Thermoplastic; Nylon (Polyamide PA)
Material Notes:	Polyamide (nylon) material with metallic appearance for real-world physical testing and functional use. For use with all selective laser sintering SLS® systems. Applications Housings and enclosures Consumer products Appropriate for low- to mid-volume rapid manufacturing Parts requiring machining or joining with adhesives Complex production and prototype plastic parts Form, fit or functional prototypes Parts requiring stiffness Thermally stressed parts Plastic parts requiring a metallic appearance All information provided by 3D Systems.
Vendors:	Proto3000 provides design tools, 3D printers, additive manufacturing processes, metrology technologies, high-performance materials, and part-finishing automation. Our ISO 9001:2015 additive manufacturing production facility offers 3D printing services, rapid prototyping services, and end-part production with HP MultiJet Fusion (MJF), FDM, SLA, SLS, Polyjet, DLP, metal binder jetting, BMD, and DMLS. Click here to view all available suppliers for this material. Please click here if you are a supplier and would like information on how to add your listing to this material.
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Bulk Density	0.690 g/cc
	0.890 g/cc @Temperature 25.0 °C	tap

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Shore D	75	ASTM D2240
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	35.0 MPa	ASTM D638
Elongation at Break	1.5 %	ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus	3960 MPa	ASTM D638
Flexural Strength	44.0 MPa	ASTM D790
Flexural Modulus	3517 MPa	ASTM D790
Izod Impact, Notched	58.7 J/m @Temperature 23.0 °C	ASTM D256
Izod Impact, Unnotched	1.23 J/cm @Temperature 23.0 °C	ASTM D256

Electrical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Volume Resistivity	1.60e+13 ohm-cm	ASTM D257
Surface Resistance	6.00e+12 ohm	ASTM D257
Dielectric Constant	14.5 @Frequency 1000 Hz	ASTM D150
Dielectric Strength	1.80 kV/mm	ASTM D149

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
CTE, linear	109 µm/m-°C @Temperature 35.0 - 172 °C	ASTM E831
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	180 °C	ASTM D648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	137 °C	ASTM D648

Descriptive Properties
Appearance	Light grey metallic

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