Plastic

BASF ST45 B, plastic 3D printing

BASF ST45 B offers an excellent combination of strength, toughness and impact resistance.

3D Druck Rohrverzweigung - Material Kunststoff BASF ST45B

Properties

Features

  • Tensile strength: 52.5 MPa (ASTM D638)
  • Modulus of elasticity: 2040 MPa (ASTM D638)
  • Elongation at break: 21.4 % (ASTM D638)
  • Flexural strength: 93.9 MPa (ASTM D790)
  • Flexural modulus: 2140 MPa (ASTM D790)
  • Impact strength (IZOD, notched): 20.56 J/m (ASTM D256)
  • Hardness: Shore 81D (ASTM D2240)
  • Heat deflection temp (at 0.46 MPa): 63 °C (ASTM D648)
  • Heat deflection temp (at 1.82 MPa): 52 °C (ASTM D648)
  • Flammability: HB (UV 94 1.5 mm)

Material Color

Black

Applications

  • For high performance parts
  • For parts with high surface quality
  • Housing covers
  • Connectors
  • Brackets and fixtures

Advantages

  • Fixed
  • Tough
  • Impact resistant

BASF ST45 B plastic (resin) offers an excellent combination of strength, toughness and impact resistance. The material is very well suited for 3D printing of high performance functional parts that require high accuracy and mechanical strength.

Application: for automotive airbags, ventilation covers and fittings. The resin is also suitable for items such as housing covers, connectors, brackets and fixtures, as well as design prototypes, due to the high surface quality.
 

Suitable technologies

Digital Light Processing (DLP)

Similar to SLA technology, with the advantages of high surface quality and exact details