BASF Ultrafuse PA Natural
Ultrafuse PA is specially developed for 3D printing and it is based on BASF´s polyamide portfolio known as Ultramid®. The filament has unique mechanical properties due to its chemical structure. This makes it suitable for a wide range of applications working within a larger temperature range.
Ultrafuse PA is suitable for a wide range of applications working within a larger temperature range than normal PA filament. BASF‘s Ultramid® grades are molding compounds on the basis of PA6, PA66 and various co-polyamides such as PA6/66.
Ultramid® is noted for its high mechanical strength, stiffness and thermal stability.
In addition, Ultramid® offers good toughness at low temperatures. Owing to its excellent properties, this material has become indispensable in almost all sectors of engineering for a wide range of different components and machine elements, as a high-grade electrical insulation material and for many special applications.
Ultrafuse PA is the translation of BASF´s Ultramid® to 3D printing space.
With Ultrafuse PA, it is possible to print semi-flexible thin parts, however it is very stiff in higher thicknesses. It has a lower melting temperature than PA6 and PA66 hence it can be printed in a lower temperature as well as it has better impact strength against PA6 and PA66 which opens up a new application field to the end-users. Depending on specific requirements, the formulation can be optimized further, and special filaments can be created.
Advantages of Ultrafuse PA
- Good fatigue resistance
- Low melting point makes it printable for many FFF printers
- Good wear resistance/lubricity
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- Diameter1.75 mm, 2.85 mm
- Material TypeNylon
- ColorNatural
- Net Weight750g
- BrandBASF
- Nozzle Diameter≥ 0.4 mm
- Printed Part Density1115 kg/m3 / 69.6 lb/ft3
- Drying recommendations70 °C in a hot air dryer for 4 to 16 hours
- Print Speed30 – 60 mm/s
- Nozzle Temperature220 – 250 °C / 428 – 482 °F
- Build Chamber Temperature-
- Bed Temperature90 – 120 °C / 194 – 248 °F
- Bed materialGlass + PVA / Kapton tape / PA adhesive
- Thermal PropertiesHDT at 1.8 MPa (dry) 65 °C / 149 °F
HDT at 0.45 MPa (dry) 135 °C / 275 °F
Vicat softening point at 50 N 172 °C / 342 °F
Glass Transition Temperature 49 °C / 120 °F
Crystallization Temperature 147 °C / 297 °F
Melting Temperature 195 – 197 °C / 383 – 386 °F
Melt Volume Rate 49.5 cm3/10 min / 3.02 in3/10 min (275 °C, 5 kg)