High Temperature

Overview

Essentium offers a wide range of high temperature and high-performance thermoplastics uniquely tailored for the demanding needs of the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, and industrial manufacturing segment. These materials consist of high glass transition temperature amorphous polymers and high melting point semicrystalline polymers.

Highlights

Heat deflection temperature up to 260˚C
Long term heat resistance up to 300˚C 
Flame retardant materials available
Light-duty metal replacement

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It is a unique material made up of polyetherimide or PEI, polycarbonate or PC, and siloxane. Unlike other high-temperature materials on the market, Duratem has an impact strength of about 30 kilojoules per square meter, making it five times as strong as PEI 9085 and nine times as strong as PEKK. The base resin of Duratem meets UL 94V-0 flame testing standards at 1.6 millimeters and passes FAR 25.853 testing for flammability, heat release, smoke density, and toxicity. It also contains a non-halogenated flame retardant for health and safety.

APPLICATIONS

Aerospace
Defense
Electrical
Energy Management
Material Handling
Rail Components

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It is a high-performance co-polymer blend of polycarbonate and siloxane, mixed with non-chlorinated and non-brominated flame-retardant agents and UV stabilizers. The base resin meets UL 94V-0 flame testing at 1.5 millimeters. This unique formulation allows this material to withstand temperatures of down to negative 60 C.

APPLICATIONS

Aerospace
Defense
Electrical
Energy Management
Material Handling
Rail Components

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Essentium PET-CF is a 15% carbon fiber reinforced polyester filament made with Luvocom® 3F resin from Lehvoss. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a semicrystalline polyester commonly used in soda bottles and automotive parts when reinforced with a fiber-filler. This material is one of the easiest filaments in our portfolio to print and has an outstanding price-to-performance ratio. PET-CF has a good balance of stiffness and strength, and when annealed it has temperature resistance of over 155 ̊C, and good chemical resistance for common solvents.

Rapid Prototyping

The benefits of using additive manufacturing for prototyping were some of the first to be realized. During that age of Additive 1.0, manufacturers learned that they could skip the lengthy lead times and costly tool changes during initial iterations and accepted it despite its limitations. Additive 2.0 introduced rapid prototyping where manufacturers can use technology like the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) 3D Printer to reduce the time to prototype to a few hours instead of days and instead of iterating with ABS or PA, they can design with the end-use material.

Tooling

Traditional manufacturing methods are driven by CNC machines and injection molding machines, both of which require tools to be made, iterated, manufactured, and shipped. This entire process can take months, even with the best suppliers on the planet. With the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) 3D Printing Platform, skip over the lead time and tooling costs, and create highly accurate molds, that can be tweaked on the fly. These 3D-printed tools can be printed in a matter of days at a fraction of the cost of traditional tooling and casting methods.

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