TPU
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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]
- Kent Elastomer [4]
- Resmart [5]. $2.60/lb Shore 80A ES in ton quantity.
- Metro Plastics [6]