Tech Support: Materials
SLA Resins
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SL 5240 - Durable Stereolithography Material that Simulates Polyporpylene
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High durability
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Accurate material with wide process latitude
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Excellent side walls and fine features
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For polyporpylene-like parts
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Best-in-class elongation at break for functional parts
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Suitable for snap-fit parts
Typical Physical Properties:
Post Cured Material
Measurement
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Method
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Value
90-minute UV post-Cure
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Value
90-minute UV+ 2 hours @ 800 thermal post-cure
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| Hardness, Shore
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ASTM D 2240 |
84 |
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| Flexural modulus |
ASTM D 790
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209-219 ksi
(1,441-1,510 MPa) |
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| Flexural strength |
ASTM D 790 |
54-57 MPa
(7,800-8,200 PSI) |
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| Tensile modulus |
ASTM D 638 |
1565-1689MPa
(227-245 KSI) |
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| Tensile Strength |
ASTM D 638
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36-38 MPA
(5200-5500PSI) |
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| Elongation at break |
ASTM D 638 |
22-26% |
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| Impact Strength, notched Izod |
ASTM D 256 |
43-53 J/m
(0.8-1.0 ft-lbs/in) |
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| Heat deflection temp. |
ASTM D 648
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136°F(58°C) @ 66 psi
122°F(50°C) @ 264 psi |
180°F(82°C) @ 66 psi
151°F(66°C) @ 264 psi |
| Glass transition, Tg |
DMA, E" peak |
142°F(61°C) |
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Coefficient of thermal
expansion |
TMA (T<Tg)
TMA (T<Tg) |
122X10-6/°C
192X10-6/°C |
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| Thermal conductivity |
ASTM E1225 |
0.27 W/m°K
(6.4X10-4Cal/sec.cm°C) |
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| Density |
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1.19g/cc |
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