MJF – PA-12 40% Glass Beads is a 40% glass bead-filled thermoplastic material with excellent mechanical properties and dimensional stability. MJF – PA-12 GB is Ideal for applications requiring high stiffness, like enclosures, housings, fixtures and tooling and can be applied to the production of functional parts across a variety of industries.
Key Material Facts
Mechanical Properties
Property Description | Measurement |
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Tensile strength, max load, XY, XZ, YX, YZ | 30 MPa / 4351 psi |
Tensile strength, max load, ZX, XY | 30 MPa / 4351 psi |
Tensile modulus, XY, XZ, YX, YZ | 2500 MPa / 363 ksi |
Tensile modulus, ZX, XY | 2700 MPa / 392 ksi |
Elongation at break, XY, XZ, YX, YZ | 10% |
Elongation at break, ZX, XY | 10% |
Flexural strength (@ 5%), XY, XZ, YX, YZ | 57.5 MPa/8340 psi |
Flexural strength (@ 5%), ZX, XY | 65 MPa/9427 psi |
Flexural modulus, XY, XZ, YX, YZ | 2400 MPa/348 ksi |
Flexural modulus, ZX, XY | 2700 MPa/392 ksi |
Izod impact notched (@ 3.2 mm, 23ºC), XY, XZ, YX, YZ, ZX, ZY | 3 KJ/m2 |
Heat deflection temperature (@ 0.45 MPa, 66 psi), XY, XZ, YX, YZ | 174 °C / 345 °F |
Heat deflection temperature (@ 0.45 MPa, 66 psi), ZX, XY | 175 °C / 347 °F |
Heat deflection temperature (@ 1.82 MPa, 264 psi), XY, XZ, YX, YZ | 114 °C / 237 °F |
Heat deflection temperature (@ 1.82 MPa, 264 psi), ZX, XY | 120 °C / 248 °F |
Material Certifications
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RAW – Part is left gray after beadblasting, this is the color of the parts after they come off the printer. More examples of this finish can be seen here.
BLACK DYE – Part is dyed black after beadblasting, this is the standard finish for MJF PA-12 GB parts unless something else is requested by the customer. F3DP does not charge extra for this finish. More examples of this finish can be seen here.
CERAKOTE – This is a ceramic based paint that can be applied to MJF PA-12 GB Parts, for more information please check out this page.
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