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. 2021 Feb 17;13(4):598. doi: 10.3390/polym13040598

Table 2.

Mechanical properties of structural resin [30,31,32].

Properties * Grey Pro Rigid High Temp
Green 1 Postcured 2 Green 3 Postcured 4 Green 5 Post-Cured 6 Post-Cured + Thermally Postcured 7
Tensile Properties
Ultimate Tensile Strength 35 MPa 61 MPa 40 MPa 75 MPa 20.9 MPa 58.3 MPa 51.1 MPa
Young’s Modulus - - - - - - -
Tensile Modulus 1.4 GPa 2.6 GPa 2.2 GPa 4.1 GPa 0.75 GPa 2.75 GPa 2.9 GPa
Elongation 32.5% 13% 13.3% 5.6% - - -
Elongation at Break - - - - 14% 3.3% 2.4%
Flexural Properties
Flexural Modulus 0.94 GPa 2.2 GPa 1.37 GPa 3.7 GPa 0.69 GPa 2.62 GPa 2.62 GPa
Flexural Stress at 5% Strain 39 MPa 86 MPa 49 MPa 121 MPa - - -
Flexural Strength at Break - - - - 24.1 MPa 94.5 MPa 93.8 MPa
Impact Properties
Notched IZOD - 18.7 J/m - 18.8 J/m 32.8 J/m 18.2 J/m 24.2 J/m
Temperature Properties
Head Deflection Temp. @ 1.8 MPa - 62.4 °C - 74 °C 43.6 °C 99.2 °C 101 °C
Heat Deflection Temp. @ 0.45 MPa - 77.5 °C - 88 °C 49.3 °C 142 °C 238 °C
Thermal Expansion (−30 to 30 °C) - 78.5 µm/m/°C - 53 µm/m/°C - - -
Thermal Expansion (0 to 150 °C) - - - - 118.1 µm/m/°C 79.6 µm/m/°C 74 µm/m/°C

* Material properties can vary with the part geometry, print orientation, print settings, and temperature. 1 Data was obtained from green parts, printed using a Form 2, 100 μm, Grey Pro settings, without additional treatments. 2 Data was obtained from parts printed using a Form 2, 100 μm, Grey Pro settings, and postcured with Form Cure for 120 min at 80 °C. 3 Data was obtained from green parts, printed using Form 2, 100 μm, rigid settings, without additional treatments. 4 Data was obtained from parts printed using a Form 2, 100 μm, rigid settings, and postcured with a form cure for 120 min at 80 °C. 5 Data was obtained from green parts, printed using a Form 2, 100 μm, High Temp settings, washed for 5 min in Form Wash, and air-dried without a post-cure. 6 Data was obtained from parts printed using a Form 2, 100 μm, High Temp settings, and postcured with Form Cure at 80 °C for 120 min. 7 Data was obtained from parts printed using a Form 2, 100 μm, High Temp settings, and postcured with Form Cure at 60 °C for 60 min plus an additional thermal cure in a lab oven at 160 °C for 90 min.