Which brands of ABS are best suited for FDM ?
Which brands of ABS are best suited for FDM ?
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There are some issues when using ABS for rapid prototyping or rapid manufacturing via fused deposition modelling.
ABS does not stick to any cold surface (requires a heated bed), it warps from the bed (requires extra material as anchor) and it cracks during cooling (requires a heated chamber or at least an enclosure).
I imagine that there are many brands of ABS, which ones can be extruded and among those which ones are known to give the best results in FDM ?
ABS does not stick to any cold surface (requires a heated bed), it warps from the bed (requires extra material as anchor) and it cracks during cooling (requires a heated chamber or at least an enclosure).
I imagine that there are many brands of ABS, which ones can be extruded and among those which ones are known to give the best results in FDM ?






RE: Which brands of ABS are best suited for FDM ?
The short answer is that there are huge differences but I can't tell you right away which is the best one to use. Contact the manufacturers. You can improve the adhesion (ability to stick to a surface) using additives.
Chris DeArmitt
Expert consulting & training
www.phantomplastics.com
RE: Which brands of ABS are best suited for FDM ?
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.