PA11 (SLS, BASF Forward AM Ultrasint PA11, dry as moulded)

BASF Forward AM Ultrasint PA11 is a PA11 powder grade for selective laser sintering, here in the dry as moulded condition, without moisture conditioning after printing. The laser sinters the powder layer by layer in a heated bed, giving semi-crystalline parts with slight residual porosity, a grainy surface and lower ductility in the build direction than in the build plane. Loose powder supports the part, so no support structures are needed, and parts are usually depowdered, bead blasted and often dyed or smoothed. Printed parts serve where impact resistance and elongation matter, such as snap fits, living hinges, ducts, housings and functional prototypes. Every value on this page is read from BASF Forward AM's own material data sheet — quoted, cited and dated — and is the maker's statement about printed material, not a measurement by MatWorld; none has yet been reviewed by a person.