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=US Companies=
=US Companies=
*Midwest Elastomers [http://www.midwestelastomers.com/scrap-rubber]
*Midwest Elastomers [http://www.midwestelastomers.com/scrap-rubber]
*American Poly Film [https://www.americanpolyfilm.com/inflatables--1]


=External Links=
=External Links=

Revision as of 08:52, 17 December 2020

Basics

  • An abreviattion for the plastic Thermoplastic Polyurethane
  • The main flexible filament used in FDM 3D Printing
  • Can be hard to print due to the flexible filament "spilling out" in the extruder etc
  • Also may require tweaking of settings to acheive the desired print quality

Notes

  • 4-6,000 PSI tensile strength
  • clear form exists
  • UV stable forms exist
  • Can be mixed with polar plastics such as PVC

Sourcing

Pellets

  • TPU pellets - $2.8/kg -[1]

Internal Links

US Companies

  • Midwest Elastomers [2]
  • American Poly Film [3]

External Links