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In the field of 3D printing, PLA filament is a commonly used 3D printing material, which is suitable for FDM printing. Because PLA is an environmentally friendly material, many 3D printing material manufacturers have studied different formulas to improve and upgrade PLA, among which eSUN PLA+ filament is the most famous. So PLA vs PLA+, what is the difference between them?

Firstly, introduce two 3D printing materials respectively:

PLA is an environmentally friendly material that is easy to print and has a smooth surface. Compared with ABS, PLA filament does not need to close the cavity, has low shrinkage, does not warp, does not crack, and can print large-scale models; PLA do not have irritating odors when printing, and are safe and environmentally friendly. eSUN PLA filament has passed FDA certification and is safer to use; PLA can be used for early concept models, rapid prototyping, and metal parts casting.

PLA+ is based on the modification of PLA material, which has the characteristics of easy printing of PLA, and also improves the toughness and interlayer bonding force. PLA+ filament is an environmentally friendly material, easy to print, and the surface of the printed part is smooth; PLA+ has a balanced strength, rigidity, toughness, and strong impact resistance, which is very suitable for printing functional parts;

What are the advantages of PLA+?

Compared with traditional PLA wire, PLA+ has high toughness, high impact resistance, and the wire is not easy to be brittle. Due to the excellent printing performance, PLA+ has a wider range of applications, suitable for machinery, electronic appliances cars etc.

3D printers can print anything, but what 3D printing materials can be used is a question.

What is the material of the 3D printer?

What are 3D printer materials? It's a bit like 2D printer ink. A 3D object is formed by layering and solidifying 3D printing materials. 3D printers can use a variety of materials, but there are different types of 3D printer materials that can be used with each printing method.

In the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) method, a material called a filament is used.3D printer filament is a long, thin strand of meltable resin.

In the case of stereolithography (SLA method/DLP method) or inkjet method (material injection method), 3d printer resin cured by ultraviolet rays is used.

In the case of the powder sintering method (SLS method) or the binder jetting method, powder materials are used. do it. In addition to resin, various powder materials such as metal powder and gypsum can be used.

The water washable resin supports water washing, which can directly save the alcohol cleaning step, greatly shorten the post-processing time, and improve the printing efficiency. This type of photosensitive 3d printer resin also has the characteristics of high molding precision, high resolution, smooth printing surface, clearly visible printing details, balanced strength, toughness, rigidity and other mechanical properties. Due to this kind of3d printing materials' low viscosity, good fluidity, high demolding success rate and easy printing.

1. The application of eSUN water washable resin in the production of animated character models

Taking the application of model dolls as an example, eSUN has established a cooperative relationship with Black Forge Game, a local board game company in New Zealand. Black Forge Games needed a durable, brittle-resistant, high-precision photosensitive3d printer resinto print cost-effective numbers.

After testing a variety of conventional photosensitive 3d printing materials on the market, Blackforging Games believes that the eSUN grey water washable resin has very good printing results. Using water instead of alcohol makes it easier to clean model surfaces and helps reduce printing costs. At the same time, the printed model can also show the details to the greatest extent.

2. Performance parameters and printing precautions of eSUN water washable resin

3D printing is usually achieved by using digital technology material printers. The common 3d printing materials are mainly 3d printer resin and 3d printer filament. Among them, 3d filament has been widely used in decoration (pla filament), mold (abs+ filament), medical treatment (tpu filament ) and so on. So, what are the characteristics and applications of these 3d printing materials?

3D Printer Filament Summary

PLA Filament

PLA material is an environmentally friendly material that is easy to print and has a smooth surface. PLA has low shrinkage rate, no warping, no cracking, and can print large-sized models.PLA filament can be used for printing decorations and casting metal parts.

ABS+ filament

ABS+ 3d printer material has low cost and good mechanical properties.ABS has good toughness and impact resistance, and can print strong and durable parts.ABS+ filament can be used to print some outdoor products and molds, etc.

TPU filament

TPU material has good flexibility, excellent elasticity, good flexibility, strong and durable.TPU has high hardness and good resilience. TPU filament is suitable for medical applications such as printing insoles.

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