Nylon printed by fused deposition modeling is a polyamide thermoplastic extruded from filament through a heated nozzle and deposited layer by layer. Parts contain small voids between the bonded roads and are weaker across the layers than along them, with visible layer lines and support material needed under overhangs. Nylon warps and shrinks on cooling and absorbs moisture, so filament is dried before printing and parts change stiffness and dimensions as they take up water. Printed parts include jigs and fixtures, functional prototypes, gears, bushings and other tough, wear-resistant components, and industrial systems sometimes add continuous fiber reinforcement for stiffness.
Compliance & Regulations
Each row is one condition this material was measured in. Its values and curves are in the tables and charts below, labelled with the condition; the ranges here span that row's own cited values and are never averaged across rows.
| Condition | Yield (MPa) | UTS (MPa) | Elongation (%) | E (GPa) | Density (kg/m³) | Values | Curves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markforged Nylon White | 51 | 36 | 150.0 | 2 | 1100 | 8 | 0 |
| UltiMaker Nylon | 62–66 | 21–44 | 1.5–130.0 | 2 | 1140 | 24 | 0 |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notched Charpy Impact Strength(acN) | 13.70 range 12.50–14.90 | kJ/m² | UltiMaker Nylon · 23°C · ISO 179-1 / 1eB · XY | ||
Elongation at Break(εf)4 entries | 150 | % | Markforged Nylon White · ASTM D638 | ||
| ↳ | 120 | % | UltiMaker Nylon · ASTM D3039 · XY | ||
| ↳ | 130 | % | UltiMaker Nylon · YZ (Side) · ASTM D3039 | ||
| ↳ | 1.700 range 1.500–1.900 | % | UltiMaker Nylon · ASTM D3039 · Z | ||
Flexural Modulus(Ef)4 entries | 203.1 | ksi | Markforged Nylon White · D790 | ||
| ↳ | 271.5 range 258.5–284.6 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · ISO 178 · XY | ||
| ↳ | 152.6 range 144.5–160.7 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · YZ (Side) · ISO 178 | ||
| ↳ | 153.7 range 145.3–162.2 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · ISO 178 · Z | ||
Flexural Strength (MOR)(σf)4 entries | 7.252 | ksi | Markforged Nylon White · D790 | ||
| ↳ | 12.02 range 11.57–12.47 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · ISO 178 · XY | ||
| ↳ | 9.195 range 8.789–9.601 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · YZ (Side) · ISO 178 | ||
| ↳ | 5.308 range 4.873–5.743 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · ISO 178 · Z | ||
Hardness (Shore D)(Shore D) | 81.00 | Shore D | UltiMaker Nylon · ISO 7619-1 · XY | ||
Notched Izod Impact Strength(Izod) | 110 | J/m | Markforged Nylon White | ||
Ultimate Tensile Strength(σUTS)4 entries | 5.221 | ksi | Markforged Nylon White · ASTM D638 | ||
| ↳ | 5.860 range 5.540–6.179 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · ASTM D3039 · XY | ||
| ↳ | 6.135 range 5.947–6.324 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · YZ (Side) · ASTM D3039 | ||
| ↳ | 3.336 range 3.002–3.669 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · ASTM D3039 · Z | ||
Yield Strength (0.2% offset)(σy)3 entries | 7.397 | ksi | Markforged Nylon White · ASTM D638 | ||
| ↳ | 9.152 range 8.992–9.311 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · ASTM D3039 · XY | ||
| ↳ | 9.471 range 9.398–9.543 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · YZ (Side) · ASTM D3039 | ||
Young's Modulus(E)4 entries | 246.6 | ksi | Markforged Nylon White · ASTM D638 | ||
| ↳ | 338.1 range 330.1–346.1 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · ASTM D3039 · XY | ||
| ↳ | 338.8 range 327.9–349.7 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · YZ (Side) · ASTM D3039 | ||
| ↳ | 333.6 range 324.3–342.9 | ksi | UltiMaker Nylon · ASTM D3039 · Z |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glass Transition Temperature(Tg)2 entries | 131.2 | °F | UltiMaker Nylon · ISO 11357 | ||
| ↳ | 162.2 | °F | — | ||
Heat Deflection Temperature(HDT) | 192.5 range 182.5–202.6 | °F | UltiMaker Nylon · 0.45 MPa load · ISO 75-2 / B | ||
Melting Point / Solidus(Tm)2 entries | 371.1 | °F | UltiMaker Nylon · ISO 11357 | ||
| ↳ | 430.5 | °F | — | ||
Vicat Softening Temperature(VST) | 337.3 range 335.8–338.7 | °F | UltiMaker Nylon · ISO 306 / A120 |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ)2 entries | 0.03974 | lb/in³ | Markforged Nylon White | ||
| ↳ | 0.04119 | lb/in³ | UltiMaker Nylon · ISO 1183 |
Reference data from cited sources. Not verified or certified by MatWorld Inc. Verify against the source before use in design. Terms: engineering data
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