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Nylon 12

Nylon 12 is the first material in Stratasys’ new family of nylon offerings. Popular in traditional manufacturing for its superb price-performance ratio. Exhibiting 100 to 300 percent better elongation at break and superior fatigue resistance over any other additive manufacturing technology. Nylon 12 is primarily used in aerospace, automotive and consumer goods industries. Best Z-axis lamination.

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Printers Supporting This Material

  • Fortus 360-400mc
  • Fortus 380-450mc
  • Fortus 900mc

Top User Applications

    • Tooling
    • Jigs and fixtures
    • Production parts
    • Snap-fits and friction-fit inserts

Strong and tough with just enough flex.

FDM Nylon 12 combines strength with excellent fatigue properties suitable for repetitive closures, snap fits and vibration-resistant parts. Get the performance of an engineering plastic with the dependability of FDM technology.

Strong with Good Fatigue Resistance

FDM Nylon 12 has good strength properties, resistance to moderate chemicals and high fatigue resistance. These characteristics make it a good choice for applications involving snap-fit closures, tools with press-fit inserts, components subject to high vibration and parts requiring threaded inserts.

QUICK FACTS

TENSILE STRENGTH

  • 32 MPa (XZ Axis) 28 MPa (ZX Axis)

TENSILE MODULUS

  • 1282 MPa (XZ Axis) 1138 MPa (ZX Axis)

HDT @ 66 PSI

  • 97 °C

IZOD IMPACT, NOTCHED

  • 150 J/m (XZ Axis) 50 J/m (ZX Axis)

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