{"id":600,"date":"2016-02-09T12:42:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T12:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gambody.com\/blog\/?p=600"},"modified":"2016-02-11T08:00:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T08:00:06","slug":"3d-printing-filaments-nylon-vs-pet-vs-pva-hips-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambody.com\/blog\/3d-printing-filaments-nylon-vs-pet-vs-pva-hips-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to 3D Printing Filaments: Part 2. Nylon vs PET vs PVA\/HIPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the second part of a two-series article on the most popular 3D printing filaments<\/strong> in which we will analyze such building materials as nylon, PET, PVA\/HIPS.<\/strong> Last week we started analyzing general and technical properties of most commonly used filaments for home-based 3D printers, such as ABS and PLA filaments.<\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve already mentioned, ABS and PLA are the most widely used 3D filaments, thanks to their accessibility of price and ease of use and handling during the printing process. PLA also come in multiple colors and is available in several special effect blends, which make it more appealing for hobbyists, who envision printing different fun stuff. There are several interesting ABS-based blends, however fewer than PLA-based. Nevertheless, the blends are also widely used to print interesting items, or even more durable than with the standard ABS.<\/p>\n

Nylon (Polyamide)<\/h2>\n

Nylon is a synthetic polymer with silky structure, which can be processed by melting technique into various shapes, films and fiber.<\/p>\n

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Nylon printed models have somehow a rough surface, but they can be polished to a certain smoother degree, although this material is not recommended for models with tiny details, as it smoothing method can damage them.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nylon 3D printer filament colored with fabric Dye.<\/p><\/div>\n

Nylon properties:<\/strong><\/p>\n