Overview
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) is a strong filament that is used widely for 3D printing parts. It has strong material properties which produce parts with high impact, high-temperature resistance. Having these qualities however does make it a little harder to print with than some other filaments, but our printers come with a heated bed that ensures the filament is constantly heated to ensure prints adhere to the bed and print to specifications.
Features
- Heat Resistant
- Impact Resistant
- Rigid
Printing Guidelines
- Extrusion temperature: ±230 ºC
- Bed temperature: ± 90 ºC
- Weight: 0.75kg
- Warping: High
- Layer Bonding: Medium
- Compatible with: Bolt Pro & Xcel
- Filament Diameter: 1.75mm
Printing Tips
- Temperature: ABS is very sensitive to temperature fluctuations during the printing process. It often cracks or warps as different layers cool differently. To ensure this issue is mitigated, our printers come with an enclosure system and heated bed to produce better results.
- Sunlight: Direct sunlight over long periods can degrade the quality of the printed object so store ABS parts away from UV sources.
Applications
- Visual Prototypes: It is a viable material that can offer great parts that can showcase the desired printed object. E.g. Lego Blocks
- Functional Prototypes: Offering great mechanical properties such as heat resistance, durability, impact resistance and wear resistance means that ABS is great for functional parts
- Injection Moulds: Due to its ease and the cost of creating standard moulds, ABS moulds are a great method to bridge the gap between prototyping and the production of actual end-use moulds for any organization.
- Tooling: Due to its durability, ABS is also used in the production of tooling, jigs and fixtures inside organizations.
