TPU

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]
• Ebay - $4.5/lb - [2]

Internal Links

• Clear TPU 3D Printing

US Companies

• Midwest Elastomers [3]
• American Poly Film [4]
• Kent Elastomer [5]
• Resmart [6]. $2.60/lb Shore 80A ES in ton quantity.
• Metro Plastics [7]

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on TPU
• http://www.huntsman.com/polyurethanes/Media%20Library/global/files/guide_tpu.pdf
• https://redwoodplastics.com/polyurethane/polyether-vs-polyester/