Hello everyone,
I would like to print a prototype for a medical device. It need to be very precise and resistant, furthermore it can not be very flexible. Can someone suggest me a material?
Thank you!
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@Fernando_33, we’ve got a super handy Material Wizard you can check out that will suggest the material and technology to print in based on the requirements of your project. Head over to our Start a 3D Print page and just above Step 2, and on the right, select ‘Recommend material’. I hope that helps!
PLA could be good but it can be brittle so if it is going to get stresses it may not be suitable. ABS is strong and heat resistant but can be a bear to print at times depending on the model. ASA might be an option but I don’t remember how it is on flexibility.
There are other options but you are starting to get into more exotics and costs go up.
Is this going to be sterilized? Temperature will affect the choices. Also is it just for show or actual use? What do you consider very precise or not very flexible, your definition could be different than others.
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Thank you for your help.
@wirlybird it will be going to get stresses, but I will check ASA and ABS.
@keebie81 it will not be sterelized, it is just a prototype to see if it works. It will have a gear system, so it need to be so precise, that this can work without problems. Only one piece need to be minimal flexible, the other parts should not be flexible.
Sounds like a good use of ABS, though it’s possible PETG might give you the result you need without the attendant problems of printing in ABS.
