- Stock: In Stock
- Product code: Flexible 80A
- Weight Brutto: 6.50kg
- SKU: RS-RPS-FL80-11
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Flexible 80A Resin – choosing a material for printing rigid elastic parts
Flexible 80A Resin is a translucent elastomer for 3D printing, quite rigid in mechanical properties, but soft to the touch. The material's Shore hardness is 80A. The material is suitable for prototyping parts that have properties similar to rubber. In terms of properties, Formlabs Flexible 80A is slightly stiffer than rubber or TPU.
Parts printed with Flexible 80A resin can withstand bending, twisting, and compression even during repeated cycles that last for a long time. The 5L package is suitable for printing large parts or large batches of parts. For smaller-scale tasks, the manufacturer has a similar resin, in a 1L volume.
Why to choose Flexible 80A Resin 5l?
- Flexible 80A is suitable for replacing silicone, urethane and rubber parts in large quantities.
- Flexible components can be made at home quickly and easily, without outsourcing and molding.
- The resin is quite rigid, but elastomeric, parts made from it gradually return to their original shape.
- The printing material is soft but durable: cracking from stretching does not occur, even with prolonged exposure to the product.
- The resin is transparent, which allows you to create transparent objects, visual models.
- The strength of the material allows you to print functional prototypes of flexible elastic products. An excellent option for testing designs: thanks to the American-made resin, prototypes look and feel like finished products.
Where is Flexible 80A Resin used?
- Printing grips, forms, handles.
- Shock absorption products: pads and shock absorbers.
- Seals, masks, and gaskets
- Anatomical models: printing of cartilage, tendons, ligaments.
Material Properties*
- Ultimate Tensile Strength – 7.2 MPa
- Stress at 50% Elongation – 2.6 MPa
- Stress at 100% Elongation – 4.5 MPa
- Elongation – 135%
- Tear Strength – 22 kN/m
- Hardness Shore – 80A
* Material properties may vary based on part geometry, print orientation, print settings, and temperature. Data was obtained from parts printed on a Form 3 with 100 µm Flexible 80A settings, washed in a Form Wash for 10 minutes, and post-cured at 60°C for 10 minutes in a Form Cure.
