Polyamide 12 - The multipurpose nylon material for infinite 3D printing applications

Polyamide 12 or short PA12 is a long-chain semicrystalline thermoplastic material exhibiting excellent material properties. In general, PA12 high-performance polymers absorb little water, are resistant to polar and nonpolar solvents, have a low tendency to creep and high impact strength, and can be used over a wide temperature range between extremly cold and high temperature. This combination of material properties makes polyamide 12 suitable for various demanding aplications like lightweight automotive or aerospace parts, medical devices for temporary body contact or metal-free solutions for the oil & gas industry. 

PA12 can be proceeded using different manufacturing technologies like injection molding, extrusion or additive manufacturing to be post-processed by mechanical surface finish, coating, bonding, overmolding, or welding.  

• Excellent mechanical resistance
• Excellent chemical resistance
• Lawer water intake
• High impact strength
• High processability

For almost three decades of development and manufacturing 3D printable high-performance polymers, Evonik has established its INFINAM® PA12 nylon powders as THE multipurpose material for infinite 3D printing applications. Today, PA12 nylons manufactured by Evonik are the golden standard for powder bed fusion 3D printing of functional industrial parts. 

This high-performance powders be used in selective laser sintering (SLS), high speed sintering (HSS) as wellas multi jet fusion (MJF) technologies and is expected to enable additive production of three-dimensional plastic parts for demanding 3D applications.

Evonik's ready-to-use PA12 nylon powders offer the greatest attitude of properties like temperature resistance, mechanical resistance, chemical resistance, impact resistance, excellent surface resolution and feature detail, food contact compliance, or high processability in order to suite them for common powder bed fusion technologies.

3D printed parts made from polyamide 12 have a smooth surface finish and can be used in a variety of applications. Overall, 3D printed parts made from PA12 are strong, durable, and versatile. They can be used in a variety of applications, including automotive, aerospace, and medical industries.

Another advantage of using polyamide 12 in 3D printing is its chemical resistance. It is resistant to many chemicals, including oils, greases, and solvents, making it ideal for use in industrial applications. Additionally, PA12 is resistant to UV radiation, which means that it can be used in outdoor applications without degrading over time.

If you are looking for a material that is mechanical- and chemical-resistant, and can withstand high temperatures, Evonik's INFINAM® polyamide 12 grades are the material of choice for your next 3D printing project.

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Evonik manufactured its INFINAM® PA12 nylons at the world's largest fully integrated production for polyamide 12 in Chemical Park in Marl, Germany. They are prepared by a special physical process and thus distinguished by an almost perfectly spherical particle shape, which makes them especially suitable for powder bed fusion 3D printing.  

With its polyamide 12 nylons, Evonik is a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of PA12 powder materials for PBF 3D printing technologies. Having delivered the group's first powders for additive manufacturing as early as 1996, Evonik has been setting new quality standards that are still valid today. With a variety of innovative high-performance materials ranging from reinforced to flame-retardant powders, we unbound sustainable 3D printing at scale. 

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