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Material type

Plastic

Material name

Prototyping PLA

Process compatibility

FDM

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Mechanical properties

Ultimate tensile strength

47 - 65 MPa

Yield strength

45 - 69 MPa

Young's modulus
(modulus of elasticity)

2.35 - 2.7 GPa

Elongation at break

2 - 8 %

Thermal properties

Maximum service temperature

145 - 190 °C

Thermal expansion coefficent

101 10^-6/ºC

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