At Formnext 2018, DuPont will be exhibiting two new grades which will be made available at resellers as of January 2019.
The first, Zytel 3D12G30FL BK309, is a black heat-stabilised 30 percent glass-reinforced polyamide with a modulus of 4-5GPA and a heat deflection temperature of >150 C. It has a resistant to most solvents, cleaning agents, automotive fluids and fuels at room temperature.
The second Zytel 3D10C20FL BK544, is a black 20 percent carbon fibre reinforced polyamide for lightweight components with a modulus of 4-5GPA and a heat deflection temperature of >150 C.
The company believes these new grades address the industry needs for stiffer and stronger materials, without compromising easy printability, smoothness and surface quality and have been built on the shrinkage technology of DuPont Zytel specialty nylons for 3D printing.
Ernst Poppe, New Business Development Manager, DuPont, said: “To follow these trends, our industrial customers need 3D printing materials that offer similar formulation, mechanical and chemical properties as our well-known injection moulding grades. These new glass- and carbon-reinforced 3D filaments are a new step in that direction to help the industry move toward cost-efficient, automated and larger scale production.”
These two new grades will be featured in live printing demos on the X400 and X500 3D printers of DuPont’s partner, GermanRepRap.