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iglidur plastic filament now offered for 3D printing

igus has developed a new tribo-polymer filament for 3D printers, developed specifically for engineers who wish to create structurally robust prototypes or small batch components for test in real-world applications or solutions.

12/10/2014 12:59:05

Suitable for use with any 3D printer that has a heated nozzle, print bed and uses ABS filaments, the material is up to 50 times more resistant to wear and abrasion than products made from conventional 3D printer materials, such as ABS1 and PLA2 .

Two different materials in two different diameters are available; iglidur I170, which comes in yellow, has a better linear wear rate than I180, which comes in white. iglidur I180 is more flexible than the stiffer iglidur I170 and can therefore achieve a higher bending radius for faster printing speeds and has a slightly higher processing temperature.

Both printer filaments, the iglidur I170 and iglidur I180, are available in diameters of 1.75mm and 3.00mm.

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