PMMA

Material details

PMMA powder (also known as polymethyl methacrylate or acrylic) is bound together using a liquid binder, which hardens after a few seconds. After printing, the parts are hardened in a heat chamber, where the powder is fused together and sandblasted to reduce surface porosity. The resulting part offers a light coarse texture, high level of stiffness, and a low density of 1 g/m^3. Due to the high reusability of the remaining powder, parts can be manufactured more cost-efficiently.

Technical properties

Tensile strength

10 - 20 MPa

Tensile modulus

1000 MPa

Tensile elongation

1.5 - 3%

Flexural strength

15 - 25 MPa

HDT (1.8 MPa)

56°C