Sustainability Meets High Performance
PET is mainly known by the well-known PET bottle material. This recycled has a natural transparent blueish look. It has excellent 3D printing properties and good mechanical characteristics.
No less than 44 % of total waste* is generated by plastics. The 3D printing community provides a powerful opportunity to make current manufacturing methods more sustainable, so we have challenged ourselves to create a filament made from recycled material that is a serious alternative to filaments made from virgin raw materials.
We are now proud to say that with the new Ultrafuse® rPET we have more than met the challenge. The “r” stands for recycled, as Ultrafuse® rPET is made from recycled PET post industrial waste. Components printed with Ultrafuse® rPET print, look and perform as outstandingly as our PET filament made from virgin raw material.
Ultrafuse® rPET is based on food-safe raw materials (granulate), which are suitable for food contact applications according to the European Plastics Regulation.
Technical Data Sheets: EN, FR, ES, DE, ZH
Safety Data Sheet: EN, Other Languages
Benefits at a Glance
- Sustainable alternative to PET
- Easy to print
- Great end results
Example Applications
- Jigs & fixtures
- Automotive parts
- Prototyping
Material Properties
- Tensile Strength (MPa): 14.7 (ZX), 38.6 (XY)
- Flexural Modulus (MPa): 829(ZX), 1551 (XZ), 1662 (XY)
- Elongation at Break: 1.2% (ZX), 4.3 %(XY)
- Impact Strength Izod notched (kJ/m2): 1.5 (ZX), 3.3 (XZ), 4.4 (XY)
- Impact Strength Izod unnotched (kJ/m2): 4.4 (ZX), 21.9 (XZ), 48.2 (XY)
- HDT @ 0.45 MPa: 71°C
Printing Guidelines*
- Nozzle Temperature: 225-245 °C
- Build Chamber Temperature: –
- Bed Temperature: 65 – 85 °C
- Bed Material: Adhesive spray or glue
- Nozzle Diameter: ≥ 0.4 mm
- Print Speed: 30 – 150** mm / s
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