Advanced Materials
Superior mechanical strength. High thermal resistance. Chemical resistant. Exceptional dielectric strength.
These high-performance polymers for 3D printing are designed for the most demanding engineering applications. Orion AM has worked rigorously with material suppliers to validate our 3D printing process. The tensile strength data obtained were all produced independently by each material supplier and validated by a third-party accredited lab. The results prove that Orion AM's Thermal Radiation Heating process consistently achieves injection molding strength, irrespective of the grade or source of the material.
3rd-Party Tensile Strength Data
Industrial Grade PEEK Filaments
KetaSpire®
PEEK
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 91 MPa
INFINAM®
9359F
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 90 MPa
Victrex
AM™450FIL
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 98 MPa
LUVOCOM® 3F PEEK 9581 NT
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 95 MPa
KetaSpire®
PEEK CF
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 159 MPa
Medical/Implantable Grade PEEK Filaments
Invibio PEEK-OPTIMA® LT1
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 100 MPa
VESTAKEEP® PEEK i4 3DF
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 94 MPa
TECAFIL PEEK VX MT
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 100 MPa
Other High-Performance Polymers
Victrex
AM™200FIL
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 90 MPa
Radel®
PPSU
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Injection Molding Strength: 74 MPa
Material Properties
PEI
PEI or ULTEM™ has excellent strength, thermal stability, and meets FAR 25.853 and OSU 65/65 with low toxicity, smoke, and flame evolution.
ULTEM technical description:
Tensile Modulus: 2.15 GPa
PEEK
PEEK is as strong as metal and has excellent mechanical and thermal resistance up to 260 °C. This organic polymer is resistant to dissolving in oils and other substances, unlike most other plastics.
PEEK technical description:
Tensile Modulus: 4.0 GPa
PPSU
PPSU is a high-temperature, chemical-resistant polymer that provides a lower cost alternative to PEEK and ULTEM.
PPSU technical description:
Tensile Modulus: 2.1 GPa
PEEK Materials
PEEK (poly-ether-ether-ketone) is a high-strength, temperature-resistant, chemically resistant, inert thermoplastic used in various engineering applications, from aerospace and medical. It is also used as a lightweight substitute to replace metal parts for mass reduction.
Orion AM's patent-pending Thermal Radiation Heating technology helps get the most benefit from these material properties by increasing interlayer bonding and crystallinity. This results high strength parts for end-use applications.