Nylon 3D Printing: What You Need To Know About It

Nylon is one of the common 3D printing materials which is widely used for the process almost all over the world. It is a type of polyamide that is available in various forms and could be applicable to various 3D printing technologies.

Here are some important aspects related to nylon as a 3D printing material:

Advantages Of Nylon:

The most prominent advantages of nylon are as follows:

·       Nylon is highly durable as a 3D printing material


·       It experiences negligible warpage and hence delivers better results


·       It has a superlative strength-to-flexibility ratio.


·       Nylon can be easily dyed or colored due to its property of absorbing water and liquids


·       It comes up with least number of rough edges i.e. the prints are smooth and need less post-processing


·       It is more resistant to chemicals and UV rays etc. than ABS or PLA etc.

Drawbacks Of Nylon:

There are a few complaints on ‘3D PrintersBay’, registered by people who used nylon as a 3D printing material. These are as follows:

·       Nylon can easily absorb water and you need to paint the printed model to turn it a bit waterproof.
 

·       Nylon is not acceptable in all kinds of 3D printers


·       Nylon has a small shelf life of about 12 months, after which it expires


·       It may shrink after cooling and thus decrease the precision

These are some of the aspects relating the 3D printing material nylon which you need to know before printing your 3D objects with the same.

And while you face any issues, you can register the problems on ‘3D Printers Bay’ and get the most desirable solutions.