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*TPU pellets - 50 cent to $1/lb per ton quantity. -[https://m.alibaba.com/showroom/tpu-pellet.html#product-60773777284] | |||
==Filament== | ==Filament== | ||
Revision as of 19:38, 27 March 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 - 50 cent to $1/lb per ton quantity. -[1]