Dow DuPont introduced new glass and carbon fiber-reinforced 3D printing filaments at Formnext last month. After the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont, which was originally in a competitive relationship, it has continued to move in the 3D printing consumables industry, taking advantage of materials to grab the market.
DuPont Zytel 3D printing supplies filament source 3dprintingindustry.com
DuPont Zytel 3D printing nylon material is itself a high-performance, high-strength consumable. The modified new materials Zytel 3D12G30FL BK309 and Zytel 3D10C20FL BK544 further enhance the strength and can be compared with the existing enhanced injection molding. The new filaments were developed to meet the industry's demand for harder and stronger materials.
DuPont's Zytel nylon material has 80 years of history
The first new material introduced was Zytel 3D12G30FL BK309, a black thermally stable 30% glass fiber reinforced polyamide. This filament has a heat distortion temperature of more than 150 degrees Celsius and is resistant to most solvents, detergents, automotive fluids and fuels at room temperature.
Another Zytel 3D10C20FL BK544 is a black 20% carbon fiber reinforced polyamide suitable for lightweight components. And the heat distortion temperature is also greater than 150 degrees Celsius, and has good resistance to most solvents, cleaning agents, automotive liquids.
GermanRepRap's large-scale FDM 3D printer
The two new materials have been used on German RepRap X400 and X500 3D printers from DuPont partners. Starting in January 2019, DuPont distributors will begin selling new materials to the open market.