3Dresyn IM-E, durable and elastic for injection of soft materials

3Dresyn® IM-E is an elastic photopolymer developed for the fabrication of ultra-soft and highly deformable components requiring maximum flexibility and high elongation.

Designed for use in vat photopolymerization systems (SLA, DLP and LCD) within controlled professional environments. Suitable for applications requiring elastic materials capable of large deformation and recovery without fracture.

• Elastic and soft functional components
• Highly deformable structures
• Flexible seals and soft interfaces
• Soft tooling and auxiliary elements
• Applications requiring extreme elongation and low stiffness

• Tensile strength: <2 MPa (ISO 527)
• Flexural strength: <1.5 MPa (ISO 178)
• Young’s modulus: <2 MPa (ISO 527)
• Elongation: >90% (ISO 527)
• Shore hardness: A20 (ISO 868)
• Very low shrinkage

• Density: 0.90–1.20 g/cm³, depending on formulation and, where applicable, selected version (ISO 1675)
• Printing shrinkage: no measurable dimensional shrinkage after calibration under validated processing conditions
• Very low viscosity: <50 mPa·s (Brookfield)
• Very low viscosity enabling high detail printing

• Elastic behavior
• 100% foldable without breaking
• Durable under repeated deformation
• Very high resolution
• Very low shrinkage and stable processing

• Printable by most commercial and professional SLA, DLP and LCD 3D printers

Material performance depends on printer type, exposure conditions, geometry and full workflow implementation. Mechanical performance must be validated by the user for each specific application.

• Ultra-soft elastic material with very high elongation
• Extreme flexibility without fracture
• Compatible with SLA, DLP and LCD technologies

This material is supplied as a professional manufacturing material and is not marketed as a finished product. Final performance and process validation remain the responsibility of the user depending on printer, geometry and workflow conditions.

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This technical datasheet should be used together with the relevant processing, calibration, safety and workflow documentation available in the 3Dresyns® Resources section.

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