3D-POWDER SLS PLA20-80, fine & narrow particle size distribution Polylactic Acid PLA powder for high resolution SLS printing

• transparent SLS powder for direct SLS printing of  biodegradable, absorbable, resorbable, and biocompatible medical parts
• excellent bioactivity and osteogenesis
• castable with excellent clean ash free burn-out
  
• low thermal degradation temperature <360ºC
  • ideal cobinder for Cold Metal Fusion CMF
• bio based from renewable source
• white thermoplastic SLS powder with superior biocompatibiliy  
  
• printable by most plastic / polymer powder SLS printers
• similar properties and printing settings to Javil PLA 3110P Additive Powder
  
• excellent flow and levelling
• typical narrow particle size distribution in microns (not to be considered a specification):
  
  • D100: 90 (100% of particles have less than 90 microns)
  • D90: 80  (90% of particles have less than 80 microns)
  • D50: 60 (50% of particles have less than 60 microns)
  • D10: 20 (10% of particles have less than 20 microns)
  • D1: 2 (1% of particles have less than 2 microns)
• high accuracy and resolution up to 50-100 microns of final products (depending on laser spot size and layer thickness)

Typical Properties*:

• Shore hardness D80-85
• density: 1.25 g/cm³
• water Absorption after 24 hours: <1 %
• tensile strength: 35-45 MPa
• tensile modulus:  3900-4100 MPa
• elongation at break: 2-3 %
• Izod impact Strength Notched: 15 J/m
• flexural strength: 35-45 MPa
• flexural modulus 3500 MPa
• Vicat softening temperature: 60-80ºC
• melting temperature: 160-180ºC
• Coefficient of Friction COF: 0.45
• Heat Deflection Temperature HDT at 1.8MPa: 65-70ºC
  
• service temperature from -20ºC up to 60ºC (continuous)

Recommendations for SLS printing of PLA:

• recommended plastic or polymer powder SLS printers: SLS printer compatibility
• recommended printing process: use the std printing parameters of your equivalent polymer powder and follow 3Dresyns IFU for SLS printing
• Starting point printing settings: scan speed 2000 mm/s, scan spacing 0.1 mm, layer thickness 150 microns, respectively, laser power 7 W, laser type CO2 laser, build chamber temperature 50°C

Recommendations for Cold Fusion SLS printing of Metals, Ceramics, and exotic powders by Cold Metal Fusion (CMF) , Cold Ceramic Fusion (CCF), Cold Polymer Fusion (CPF), and Cold Exotic Powder Materials Fusion:

• Add 10% of 3D-POWDER SLS PLA20-80 for low temperature debinding (360ºC). For more info read:
  • About Cold Metal Fusion CMF, Cold Ceramic Fusion CCF, and Cold Exotic Powders Fusion CEPF
    
  • Powder Binders for SLS Cold Metal, Ceramic & Exotic Powder Fusion

*Note: the reported properties may vary depending of part design and manufacturing practices. It is the manufacturer’s responsibility to adjust the printing parameters and validate the suitability of the printed parts for the intended use. 3Dresyns. makes no guarantee of properties, expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy of these results to be obtained from the use thereof. Standards: Shore hardness (ISO868), density (ISO 1183), water Absorption after 24 hours (ISO 62), tensile strength (ISO 527-2), tensile modulus (ISO 527-2), elongation at break (ISO 527-2), Izod impact Strength Notched (ASTM D256 & ISO 180), flexural strength (ISO 178), flexural modulus (ISO 178), Vicat softening temperature (ISO 306/B50), melting temperature (ISO 11357), Coefficient of Friction COF-Static (ISO 8295), Heat Deflection Temperature HDT (ISO 75)