Material
SLS Glass-Filled Nylon PA6
SLS glass-filled nylon PA6 is a very stiff nylon composite with high heat deflection (about 200 °C under load). It's a good choice for rigid, heat-exposed functional parts, though the material is not flexible and still absorbs moisture.
Manufacturing processes
About
SLS glass-filled nylon PA6 (PA6 GF40) is PA6 nylon with about 40% glass fiber. Compared with unfilled PA6 it is roughly twice as stiff and holds its shape under load to about 200 °C (versus about 93-103 °C), with only modest strength gains.
The trade-off is ductility: Elongation is under 2%, so parts are rigid but not flexible. The PA6 base still absorbs moisture, which lowers strength and stiffness in humid conditions, and strength can vary with direction.
SLS glass-filled nylon PA6 works well for rigid housings and brackets that face load or heat.
Technical Details
- Accuracy
- ±0.3% (lower limit of ±0.3 mm)
- Density
- 1.41 g/cm³
- Min. wall thickness
- 0.8 mm
Technical Properties
- Tensile strength
- 73 - 88 MPa
- Tensile modulus
- 2500 - 6500 MPa
- Tensile elongation
- 1.6 - 1.9%
- Flexural strength
- 110 - 130 MPa
- Flexural modulus
- 2500 - 6200 MPa
- HDT (0.45 MPa)
- 219°C
- HDT (1.8 MPa)
- 200°C
- Default layer height
- 0.15 mm
- Default infill
- 100%
- Embossing
- min. 0.4 mm
- Engraving
- min. 0.4 mm
- Interlocking parts
- Yes
- Warping risk
- Moderate
- Maximum printing dimensions
- 395 × 395 × 445 mm