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Does WSF have a snapping point? How strong and flexible is it?

Imagine a model was just a long straight stick. How far could you bend it round?]]> Aquillyne 2012-11-09T23:23:45-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=56591&th=11500#msg_56591 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXgbJB9v6Zk]]> stonysmith 2012-11-10T04:12:46-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=56599&th=11500#msg_56599
But at some point will it plasticly deform? At some point will it snap?

In short, can I make a model from WSF that is designed to bear a heavy load? e.g. a coat hanger?]]> Aquillyne 2012-11-10T10:40:41-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=56607&th=11500#msg_56607
http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1701-Popular-Science- Knows-that-Shapeways-3D-Printing-is-the-Future-of-Everything -VIDEO.html

I see no reason that a coat hanger shouldn't work.

The only thing to consider is that WSF (scintered Nylon) is less dense than it would be thru an extrusion process - to acheive equal strengths, any structure you design will need to be thicker than if you were working with an injection molding machine. (there's a video in the blog about that too)]]> stonysmith 2012-11-10T14:33:28-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=56612&th=11500#msg_56612 you will find that it has become an important material in the automotive industry, and there are several studies of its strength and
long-term stability. E.g. this article in Polymer Testing,
while being paywalled, has the abstract section and thumbnails of figures freely available.]]> mkroeker 2012-11-10T15:35:37-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=56689&th=11500#msg_56689
We are looking to rename some of the materials
white strong flexible to Nylon,
Frosted Ultra Detail to High Detail Acrylic

You will notice that this naming protocol is starting to appear in the material sample kits then will make it's way across the entire Shapeways site.

This will make it easier for people find and understand the materials.

Thanks]]> duann 2012-11-12T14:16:36-00:00