Ultrafuse PA
Date / Revised: 12.11.2019

Version No.: 2.2

General information
Components
BASF Polyamide (PA) based filament for Fused Filament Fabrication.

Product Description
The key features of Ultrafuse PA are the high strength and high modulus. Furthermore, Ultrafuse PA shows agood thermal distortion stability.

Delivery form and warehousing
Ultrafuse PA filament should be stored at 15 - 25°C in its originally sealed package in a clean and dry
environment. If the recommended storage conditions are observed the products will have a minimum shelf lifeof 12 months.

Product safetyRecommended: Process materials in a well ventilated room, or use professional extraction systems. For furtherand more detailed information please consult the corresponding material safety data sheets.

NoticeThe data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the manyfactors that may affect processing and application of our product, these data do not relieve processors fromcarrying out their own investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee of certain properties,
nor the suitability of the product for a specific purpose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data,proportions, weights etc. given herein may change without prior information and do not constitute the agreed
contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our products to ensure that any
proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed.

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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PA

Version No. 2.2

Recommended 3D-Print processing parameters
Nozzle Temperature

220 – 250 °C / 428 – 482 °F

Build Chamber Temperature-Bed Temperature

90 – 120 °C / 194 – 248 °F

Bed Material

Glass + PVA / Kapton tape / PA adhesive

Nozzle Diameter≥ 0.4 mm

Print Speed

30 – 60 mm/s

Drying Recommendations
Drying recommendations toensure printability

70 °C in a hot air dryer for 4 to 16 hours

Optimum drying recommendations
for best mechanical part properties

80 °C in a vacuum oven for at least 40 hours

Please note: To ensure constant material properties the material should always be kept dry.

General Properties

Standard

Printed Part Density (dry)1115 kg/m3 / 69.6 lb/ft3

ISO 1183-1

Printed Part Density (conditioned)

1050 kg/m3 / 65.5 lb/ft3

ISO 1183-1

Thermal Properties

Standard

HDT at 1.8 MPa (dry)

65 °C / 149 °F

ISO 75-2

HDT at 0.45 MPa (dry)

135 °C / 275 °F

ISO 75-2

Vicat softening point at 50 N

172 °C / 342 °F

ISO 306

Glass Transition Temperature

49 °C / 120 °F

ISO 11357-2

Crystallization Temperature

147 °C / 297 °F

ISO 11357-3

Melting Temperature

195 – 197 °C / 383 – 386 °F

ISO 11357-3

Melt Volume Rate

49.5 cm3/10 min / 3.02 in3/10 min (275 °C, 5 kg)

ISO 1133

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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PA

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Mechanical Properties | Dried specimens

Print direction#Standard

XY

XZ

ZX

Flat

On its edge

Upright

61.4 MPa / 8.9 ksi-16.4 MPa / 2.4 ksi

Tensile strength

ISO 527

Elongation at BreakISO 527

9.6 %-0.8 %

Young’s Modulus

ISO 527

2419 MPa / 351 ksi-2122 MPa / 308 ksi

Flexural Strength

ISO 17877.0 MPa / 11.2 ksi #95.5 MPa / 13.9 ksi #40.2 MPa / 5.8 ksi

Flexural Modulus

ISO 178

2051 MPa / 297 ksi

2246 MPa / 326 ksi

2149 MPa / 312 ksi

Flexural Strain at BreakISO 178

No breakNo break

1.8 %Impact Strength Charpy (notched)

ISO 179-2

5.6 kJ/m2

3.3 kJ/m2

1.2 kJ/m2

Impact Strength Charpy (unnotched)

ISO 179-2

23.0 kJ/m2

29.7 kJ/m2

3.5 kJ/m2

Impact Strength Izod (notched)

ISO 180

5.8 kJ/m2

3.9 kJ/m2

1.7 kJ/m2

Impact Strength Izod (unnotched)

ISO 18028.0 kJ/m2

45.6 kJ/m2

3.2 kJ/m2

No break, strength at 5% bending strain

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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PA

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Mechanical Properties | Conditioned specimens

Print direction#Standard

XY

XZ

ZX

Flat

On its edge

Upright

33.2 MPa / 4.8 ksi-

17.6 MPa / 2.6 ksi

Tensile strength

ISO 527

Elongation at BreakISO 527

143.3%-12.8%

Young’s Modulus

ISO 527395 MPa / 57 ksi-334 MPa / 48 ksi

Flexural StrengthISO 178

17.7 MPa / 2.6 ksi #18.1 MPa / 2.6 ksi #17.3 MPa / 2.5 ksi #Flexural Modulus

ISO 178445 MPa / 64.5 ksi

468 MPa / 67.9 ksi

428 MPa / 62.1 ksi

Flexural Strain at BreakISO 178

No breakNo breakNo breakImpact Strength Charpy (notched)

ISO 179-2-136 kJ/m2 ##9.4 kJ/m2

Impact Strength Charpy (unnotched)

ISO 179-2

No breakNo break

13.4 kJ/m2

2

106.0 kJ/m
No breakImpact Strength Izod (notched)

ISO 180

85.4 kJ/mImpact Strength Izod (unnotched)

ISO 180

No break2

10.1 kJ/m2
17.4 kJ/m2

No break, strength at 5% bending strain
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