Strongest layer adhesion material?

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hybridprinter
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Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by hybridprinter » Tue Aug 16, 2016 12:54 pm

What would folks here say is the absolute strongest layer bonding filament? For instance a printed tower (small edge against bed) 4mm in X, 4mm in Y and printed 75mm tall in Z. Layer height 0.2mm - 0.3mm

If bending the printed tower which material will most resist cracking along a layer line but yet still be a rigid material (i.e. Not flexible filament which bends easily).

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Re: Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by insta » Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:16 am

Breathe3DP's PLA++.

I've actually printed a shape like this just to test this. It's shorter (50mm tall), but I've not been able to crack it in half. I've offered other people to try, and nobody's been able to yet.
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Re: Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by hybridprinter » Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:32 am

Hows it compare to eSun ePC and PETG?

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Re: Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by insta » Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:21 pm

I dunno, I haven't printed columns in PETG or ePC (although I will be today for an unrelated reason). I imagine strength is comparable to PETG and stronger than ePC.
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Re: Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by Jules » Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:43 pm

+1 for the PLA plus. (I tested the eSun brand.)

My review here:

https://www.amazon.com/review/R65BPUH89 ... industrial

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Re: Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by hybridprinter » Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:38 pm

how's the heat tolerance of that new PLA+ compared to PETG and ePC though?

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Re: Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by Jules » Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:16 pm

Exactly the same as PLA.....in other words, it melts.

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Re: Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by hybridprinter » Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:01 pm

so does PETG take more heat than PLA ?
how about PETG versus ABS ?

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Re: Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by Jules » Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:14 pm

PETG is much less sensitive to heat, about like ABS.

ABS cracks and splits more readily than PETG when printing tall towers.

You didn't initially qualify heat resistance as a requirement for your print. If you need heat resistance, slight flexibilty (not as much as PLA+), and strength, choose PETG.

PETG however is more likely to split along layer lines if you don't have it dialed in correctly, so don't bend it too much.

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Re: Strongest layer adhesion material?

Post by insta » Fri Aug 19, 2016 4:34 pm

If it's a simple enough shape, a cast 2-part polyurethane piece will outperform everything listed here, as well as being an order of magnitude faster to produce in volume and marginally cheaper as well.
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