Flexible

These filaments are generally soft and elastic and can withstand high loads.

Properties:

• Resistant to bending, tension, compression, temperature, and tearing.
• Multiple applications such as the automotive industry, cable coverings, or rubber-like applications such as shoe soles.

Printing Parameters:

• Printing temperature: 230 ºC – 240 ºC.
• Bed temperature: 60 ºC – 80 ºC.
• Recommended printing speed: 20-40 mm/s.
• Closed chamber (recommended).

Flexible Filament for 3D Printer

Flexible filament is an elastomeric plastic material with added plasticizing chemical additives that enhance its flexibility and elasticity properties.

Additionally, these additives reduce the printing temperature and make the material more stable. This way, we can print flexible materials relatively easily, shaping our pieces as desired.

Printing Tips:

• It needs to be slightly tensioned during printing and have no free gaps in the extruder.
• Slow speeds.
• Closed environment.
• Low retractions.

Other materials like PLA or ABS are rigid and do not have these properties.

Advantages of Flexible Filament

• High resistance to breakage from material fatigue.
• Excellent impact absorption.
• Moderate stretchability and the ability to return to its shape once the force is removed.
• Very soft material.

Applications for Flexible Filament

Flexible filaments are commonly used for automotive parts, appliances, or medical devices.

However, flexible filaments have many more applications:

• Mobile phone cases.
• Electronic devices, parts for the automotive and aerospace sectors, gaskets, seals, shock absorbers, prosthetics.
• Joints or connections requiring some flexibility.