The printing modes are settings that act on different printing parameters like the temperature of printing and cooling and printing speed in order to provide better mechanical resistance to the parts.
The printing mode affects only the mechanical properties of the part except for the "fast" mode that has the same properties of "classic" but with higher printing layers (110μ instead of 80μ available only on Pa12).
These modes don't affect in any case other aspects like tolerances, surface quality, or minimum thickness of the parts.
PA12 PRINTING modes:
- FAST
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 110 = +37% layer tickness
Tensile strenght [MPa] 44
Elongation at break [%] 12 - CLASSIC
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 80
Tensile strenght [MPa] 44
Elongation at break [%] 12 - PERFORMANCE
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 80
Tensile strenght [MPa] 48 = +9% improvement
Elongation at break [%] 15 = +25% improvement - TOP MECHANICAL
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 80
Tensile strenght [MPa] 53 = +20% improvement
Elongation at break [%] 19 = +58% improvement
PA11 PRINTING modes:
- CLASSIC
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 90
Tensile strenght [MPa] 40
Elongation at break [%] 25 - PERFORMANCE
Layer tickness [μ-micron] 80 = +11% improvement
Tensile strenght [MPa] 45 = +12% improvement
Elongation at break [%] 30 = +15% improvement - TOP MECHANICAL
Layer tickness [μ-micron] 80 = +11% improvement
Tensile strenght [MPa] 51 = +27% improvement
Elongation at break [%] 35 = +30% improvement
PP PRINTING modes:
- FAST
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 110 = +37% layer tickness
Tensile strenght [MPa] 32
Elongation at break [%] 20 - CLASSIC
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 80
Tensile strenght [MPa] 32
Elongation at break [%] 20 - PERFORMANCE
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 80
Tensile strenght [MPa] 36 = +13% improvement
Elongation at break [%] 22 = +10% improvement - TOP MECHANICAL
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 80
Tensile strenght [MPa] 38 = +18% improvement
Elongation at break [%] 24 = +20% improvement
ABS like RESIN modes:
- CLASSIC
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 50
Tensile strenght [MPa] 44
Elongation at break [%] 14 - PERFORMANCE
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 50
Tensile strenght [MPa] 48 = +9% improvement
Elongation at break [%] 16 = +15% improvement - TOP MECHANICAL
Layer thickness [μ-micron] 50
Tensile strenght [MPa] 52 = +20% improvement
Elongation at break [%] 17 = +20% improvement