Material
SLS Nylon PA6
Nylon PA6 is a stiff, heat-resistant nylon that is stronger than PA12 when dry. It is sutiable for rigid functional parts, though it absorbs more moisture and is less flexible.
Manufacturing processes
SLS
About
Nylon PA6 is a stiff, strong engineering nylon. Its stiffness roughly double PA12's, with heat deflection of about 95-100 °C under load.
The trade-off is flexibility, as it is more brittle than PA12 and is not suited to flexing parts like snap-fits. It absorbs far more moisture than PA12 (about 3% at normal humidity), so parts swell slightly and lose strength and stiffness as they take up water. Large or thin, long parts can warp.
Nylon PA6 works well for rigid functional parts such as housings, brackets, and wear-prone components.
Technical Details
- Accuracy
- ±0.3% (lower limit of ±0.3 mm)
- Density
- 1.15 g/cm³
- Min. wall thickness
- 0.8 mm
Technical Properties
- Tensile strength
- 66 - 74 MPa
- Tensile modulus
- 3457 - 3700 MPa
- Tensile elongation
- 2 - 4%
- Flexural strength
- 90 - 100 MPa
- Flexural modulus
- 2842 - 3350 MPa
- HDT (0.45 MPa)
- 189 - 192°C
- HDT (1.8 MPa)
- 93 - 103°C
- Default layer height
- 0.1 mm
- Default infill
- 100%
- Embossing
- min. 0.7 mm
- Engraving
- min. 0.7 mm
- Interlocking parts
- Yes
- Warping risk
- Yes, for parts over 140mm or parts with thin long structures
- Maximum printing dimensions
- 450 × 450 × 450 mm