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BASF 3D Printing Solutions BV
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www.basf-3dps.com
Date / Revised: 12.11.2019
Version No.: 2.2
General information
Components
BASF Polyamide (PA) based filament for Fused Filament Fabrication.
Product Description
The key features of Ultrafuse PA are the high strength and high modulus. Furthermore, Ultrafuse PA shows a
good thermal distortion stability.
Delivery form and warehousing
Ultrafuse PA filament should be stored at 15 - 25°C in its originally sealed package in a clean and dry
environment. If the recommended storage conditions are observed the products will have a minimum shelf life
of 12 months.
Product safety
Recommended: Process materials in a well ventilated room, or use professional extraction systems. For further
and more detailed information please consult the corresponding material safety data sheets.
Notice
The data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the many
factors that may affect processing and application of our product, these data do not relieve processors from
carrying out their own investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee of certain properties,
nor the suitability of the product for a specific purpose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data,
proportions, weights etc. given herein may change without prior information and do not constitute the agreed
contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our products to ensure that any
proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed.
Ultrafuse PA
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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PA
Version No. 2.2
BASF 3D Printing Solutions BV
sales@basf-3dps.com
www.basf-3dps.com
Recommended 3D-Print processing parameters
Nozzle Temperature
220 – 250 °C / 428 – 482 °F
Build Chamber Temperature
-
Bed Temperature
90 – 120 °C / 194 – 248 °F
Bed Material
Glass + PVA / Kapton tape / PA adhesive
Nozzle Diameter
≥ 0.4 mm
Print Speed
30 – 60 mm/s
Drying Recommendations
Drying recommendations to
ensure printability
70 °C in a hot air dryer for 4 to 16 hours
Optimum drying recommendations
for best mechanical part properties
80 °C in a vacuum oven for at least 40 hours
Please note: To ensure constant material properties the material should always be kept dry.
General Properties
Standard
Printed Part Density (dry)
1115 kg/m3 / 69.6 lb/ft3
ISO 1183-1
Printed Part Density (conditioned)
1050 kg/m3 / 65.5 lb/ft3
ISO 1183-1
Thermal Properties
Standard
HDT at 1.8 MPa (dry)
65 °C / 149 °F
ISO 75-2
HDT at 0.45 MPa (dry)
135 °C / 275 °F
ISO 75-2
Vicat softening point at 50 N
172 °C / 342 °F
ISO 306
Glass Transition Temperature
49 °C / 120 °F
ISO 11357-2
Crystallization Temperature
147 °C / 297 °F
ISO 11357-3
Melting Temperature
195 – 197 °C / 383 – 386 °F
ISO 11357-3
Melt Volume Rate
49.5 cm3/10 min / 3.02 in3/10 min (275 °C, 5 kg)
ISO 1133
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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PA
Version No. 2.2
BASF 3D Printing Solutions BV
sales@basf-3dps.com
www.basf-3dps.com
Mechanical Properties | Dried specimens
Print direction
Standard
XY
XZ
ZX
Flat
On its edge
Upright
Tensile strength
ISO 527
61.4 MPa / 8.9 ksi
-
16.4 MPa / 2.4 ksi
Elongation at Break
ISO 527
9.6 %
-
0.8 %
Young’s Modulus
ISO 527
2419 MPa / 351 ksi
-
2122 MPa / 308 ksi
Flexural Strength
ISO 178
77.0 MPa / 11.2 ksi #
95.5 MPa / 13.9 ksi #
40.2 MPa / 5.8 ksi
Flexural Modulus
ISO 178
2051 MPa / 297 ksi
2246 MPa / 326 ksi
2149 MPa / 312 ksi
Flexural Strain at Break
ISO 178
No break
No break
1.8 %
Impact Strength Charpy (notched)
ISO 179-2
5.6 kJ/m2
3.3 kJ/m2
1.2 kJ/m2
Impact Strength Charpy (unnotched)
ISO 179-2
23.0 kJ/m2
29.7 kJ/m2
3.5 kJ/m2
Impact Strength Izod (notched)
ISO 180
5.8 kJ/m2
3.9 kJ/m2
1.7 kJ/m2
Impact Strength Izod (unnotched)
ISO 180
28.0 kJ/m2
45.6 kJ/m2
3.2 kJ/m2
#
No break, strength at 5% bending strain
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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PA
Version No. 2.2
BASF 3D Printing Solutions BV
sales@basf-3dps.com
www.basf-3dps.com
Mechanical Properties | Conditioned specimens
Print direction
Standard
XY
XZ
ZX
Flat
On its edge
Upright
Tensile strength
ISO 527
33.2 MPa / 4.8 ksi
-
17.6 MPa / 2.6 ksi
Elongation at Break
ISO 527
143.3%
-
12.8%
Young’s Modulus
ISO 527
395 MPa / 57 ksi
-
334 MPa / 48 ksi
Flexural Strength
ISO 178
17.7 MPa / 2.6 ksi #
18.1 MPa / 2.6 ksi #
17.3 MPa / 2.5 ksi #
Flexural Modulus
ISO 178
445 MPa / 64.5 ksi
468 MPa / 67.9 ksi
428 MPa / 62.1 ksi
Flexural Strain at Break
ISO 178
No break
No break
No break
Impact Strength Charpy (notched)
ISO 179-2 - 136 kJ/m2 ##
9.4 kJ/m2
Impact Strength Charpy (unnotched)
ISO 179-2
No break
No break
13.4 kJ/m2
Impact Strength Izod (notched)
ISO 180
85.4 kJ/m2
106.0 kJ/m2
10.1 kJ/m2
Impact Strength Izod (unnotched)
ISO 180
No break
No break
17.4 kJ/m2
#
No break, strength at 5% bending strain
##
Partial rupture
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