diff --git a/notes/3D printing/Filament.md b/notes/3D printing/Filament.md index 3aae360..2d440df 100644 --- a/notes/3D printing/Filament.md +++ b/notes/3D printing/Filament.md @@ -83,8 +83,16 @@ PET is the foundation of PET-G, but without the addition of glycol as a plastici # ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) - Very common in consumer injection-molded parts. +| Pros | Cons | +| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| - Melts in acetone, acetone vapor smoothing can be used to improve surface finish
- Prints fairly quickly
- Very high toughness relative to PLA or PETG
- High temperature resistance
- UV resistant | - Very high warpage
- Smells horrid and outputs toxic fumes when printing | +# ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) +Chemically similar to ABS, just better. +| Pros | Cons | +| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | +| - Very high temp resistance (past 100C)
- Very high UV resistance
- Matte surface finish
- Prints *very quickly*
- Greatly reduced warping compared to ABS | - Equally bad fumes as ABS
- Still somewhat difficult to print. | +# HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene) +Similar to ABS, but softer, waxier, and more flexible. -| Pros | Cons | -| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -| - Melts in acetone, acetone vapor smoothing can be used to improve surface finish. | | +Has a very low density, works well for wearables and props. Hips is \ No newline at end of file