The densities of all 3D printing materials - Bitfab

The density chart of all 3D materials. Here's a list of different materials taken from this article on 3D printer filaments to give you an ... Skiptocontent TodayatBitfabwe’regoingtotalkaboutasubjectthateverygoodmakerendsupwonderingabout:whatisthedensityofafilament,howmuchistheweightofeachmeter,andhowmanymetersofitareinaonekilocoil. Atfirstglance,itmightseemsillytoyou;howmanyobjectsinourdailylifedoweneedtoknowthisdatafrom?Practicallynone,butinthispointitisessential,becausewiththisdatawecanknowexactlytheamountofspentfilamentorifreally1kgofamaterialfromonecoilcompensatesusmorethananother. How?We’lltellyou,sokeepreadingthisbecauseyou’regoingtolikeit🙂 📖Whatdoyouwanttoread? Thedensitychartofall3Dmaterials🥁🥁🥁Here’salso…agraphic,soyoucancompare!ThelightestmaterialforprintingTheheaviest3DprintingmaterialHowmanymetersofmaterialarethereinakilooffilament?(withchart)Howmanygramsareinameteroffilament?(withchart)Howmuchdoesmy3Dprintedpartweigh?HowtocalculatethedensityofafilamentwithallformulasWhatdidyouthinkofourarticleondensitiesof3Dmaterials? Thedensitychartofall3Dmaterials Here’salistofdifferentmaterialstakenfromthisarticleon3Dprinterfilamentstogiveyouanideaofwhat’sonthemarket. Ingramspercubiccentimetersoyoucanseeforyourself! MaterialDensity[g/cm3]PLA1.24ABS1.04PETG1.27NYLON1.52Flexible(TPU)1.21Polycarbonate(PC)1.3Wood1.28CarbonFIber1.3PC/ABS1.19HIPS1.03PVA1.23ASA1.05Polypropylene(PP)0.9Acetal(POM)1.4PMMA1.18Semiflexible(FPE)2.16 🥁🥁🥁Here’salso…agraphic,soyoucancompare! HerethereareplentyofmaterialssuchasPLA,ABS,Polypropylene(PP),PETG,flexiblefilaments(TPU)orfilamentswithcarbonfibre. Thelightestmaterialforprinting Doyouwanttoprintthelightestpieces?Adrone,apartforaradio-controlledplane…Thelightestmaterialusedin3DprintingisPolypropylene,withonly0.9gramspercubiccentimeter.Althoughwewarnyou:PPwarpingmakesitquitedifficulttoprintforlargeparts! Theheaviest3Dprintingmaterial Theheaviestmaterialsonourchartaresemi-flexibleFPEandnylon(Polyamide),sotheycanaffectyouinapplicationswhereyouarelookingforlightness. Apartfromthese,thereareotherheaviermaterialsthatwehavenotyetconsidered:metal-filledmaterials.Therearematerialsfilledwithbronze,brass,copper,iron…whichconsiderablyincreasethedensityofthematerial.Thesefilamentsusuallyhaveanaestheticpurposeandthatiswhywehaveleftthemoutofourlistofmaterials. Howmanymetersofmaterialarethereinakilooffilament?(withchart) Thechartyouwerelookingfortogofromkilostometersofmaterial,toknowhowmanymetersthereareinacoil,bothfor1.75mmand3mmfilament. MaterialHowmanymetersin1kgofmaterial(3mm)?Howmanymetersin1kgofmaterial(1.75mm)?PLA114335ABS136400PETG111328Nylon93274Flexible(TPU)117344Polycarbonate(PC)109320Wood111325CarbonFiber109320PC/ABS119350HIPS137404PVA115338ASA135396Polypropylene(PP)157462Acetal(POM)101297PMMA120353Semiflexible(FPE)66193 Doyouwanttoknowhowwecalculatedthischart?Thisistheformulawehaveused.Let’stakeanexampleofa1.75mmcoilweighing1kg.Youcoulddothesamecalculationfora3mmcoil. Howmanygramsareinameteroffilament?(withchart) Thequestionaskedtheotherwayaround:howmuchdoesameterof3Dprintingfilamentweighs.Wehavealsogeneratedachartwithalltheinformationsothatyoucanconsultitcomfortably. MaterialHowmuchdoes1meterof1.75mmfilamentweighs?[grams]Howmuchdoes1meterof3mmfilamentweighs?[grams]PLA2.988.76ABS2.507.35PETG3.058.97Nylon3.6510.74Flexible(TPU)2.918.55Polycarbonate(PC)3.139.18Wood3.089.04CarbonFiber3.139.18PC/ABS2.868.41HIPS2.487.28PVA2.968.69ASA2.527.42Polypropylene(PP)2.166.36Acetal(POM)3.379.89PMMA2.848.34Semiflexible(FPE)5.1915.26 Howmuchdoesmy3Dprintedpartweigh? Asacuriosity,inCurayoucanalsoseethelengthoffilamentyouspendperpieceinthelowerpartoftheprogram. Howtocalculatethedensityofafilamentwithallformulas Aswehavementioned,densityistherelationshipbetweenmassandvolumeofsomething;inthiscaseour3Dfilament. Wealreadyhavethemassofthefilaments,sincetheyusuallycomeincoilsof1[kg]ofweight(minustheweightofthesupport).Weonlyhavetoknowthevolume,andherecomestheproblem. Ifweconsiderthefilamentasifitwerecompletelystretched,itwouldbeaverylongcylindertube,likethis,wherewearegoingtodefinethemainmeasurements. Tocalculatethevolumeofthatcylindricaltube,wehavethefollowingprocedure: Wehavethefilamentradius,andweunderstandthatitis1.75[mm]/2.Ifwewantedtodoamoreprecisecalculation,wewouldtakeintoaccountthatthediameterofafilamenthasatoleranceof±0.05[mm]andthereareevenmanufacturersthatreach±0.02[mm]. Thefactisthatinordertodothisanalysis,youdon’thavetotakethisintoaccount,butit’salwaysgoodtoknowit(soyoucanlookatitintheproductspecificationswhenyoubuyit). Onlylengthwouldremainandthisistheonethatdoesnotnormallycomeinthemanufacturer’sspecifications.However,itisusuallybetween335[m],althoughthisvaluecanvarybetweencompanies.Finally,tocalculatethedensityofa1[kg]filament: Whatdidyouthinkofourarticleondensitiesof3Dmaterials? Andthisisasfarasthearticlegoes.Wehopeyoulikedit.Nowyouonlyneedtoreaditacouplemoretimes,andpractice. Wewouldloveifyoucouldcommentonthemetersofthenewfilamentyoubuy,andiftheformulahasreallyhitthenailonthehead(whenyoufinishitclearly). 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