{"id":2356,"date":"2013-11-20T18:51:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T18:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2356-testing-the-melting-point-of-nylon-3d-prints-video.html"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:42:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:42:02","slug":"testing-the-melting-point-of-nylon-3d-prints-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/testing-the-melting-point-of-nylon-3d-prints-video","title":{"rendered":"Testing the Melting Point of Nylon 3D Prints (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you may be subjecting you 3D prints to extreme forces like impact, sheer weight, constant flexing and maybe even a little heat, but have you ever wanted to know how hot you can go?&nbsp; <a href=\"\/blog\/archives\/1631-Want-to-See-3D-Printing-up-Really-Close-3D-Printed-Nylon-at-200x-Magnification-VIDEO.html\">Shapeways material tester<\/a> Brandon has shared a video on his YouTube Channel heating <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/materials\/strong-flexible\">Shapeways Nylon (WSF)<\/a> 3D prints in mineral oil to deformation then melting point.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"674\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OVq1Phi2bTA\">&amp;amp;lt;span id=&amp;amp;quot;XinhaEditingPostion&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/span&amp;amp;gt;<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"> <em><strong><font size=\"3\">&#8220;To test I heated WSF in mineral oil and tested how it behaves at higher and higher temperatures. The material starts to soften at around 155-165C and starts to significantly deform and melt at around 170-180C.&#8221;<\/font><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The video runs for around 17 minutes but the good stuff (deformation) starts to occur around 155c at the 10:00 minute mark and total failure at around 15:00 minute mark at 170c.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again to Brandon for sharing, if you have an material torture tests please let us know in the comments on the blog. 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