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Elastomers
DuraChain™ Elastic ToughRubber™ (ETR) unlocks the benefits of additive manufacturing for the rubber, polyurethane, and foam industries. A family of one-part rapid-curing photopolymer resins, ETR features high-throughput print speeds and best-in-class material properties. Pairing these elastomers with the Xtreme 8K printer ushers in a new era of productivity – allowing you to create at scale stronger, tougher, and more strainable parts featuring high accuracy, isotropic properties, and great printability.
So whether you’re looking to mass-produce shoe midsoles and heel cups, seals, door boots, bellows, foam-like lattice structures, audio earbuds, wearable electronics, anatomical medical models – ETEC has you and your applications covered.
DuraChain™ Elastic ToughRubber™ 70
Tough, high-strength rubber with shore A70 hardness and extremely high elongation
Elastic ToughRubber™ (ETR) unlocks the benefits of additive manufacturing for the rubber, polyurethane, and foam industries. ETR 70 has excellent elongation which makes it great for applications like gaskets and housings.
Material Properties
Value
Hardness
Shore A 70
Tear Strength
31 kN/m
Elongation at Break
400%
Tensile Stress at Break
7.6 MPa
DuraChain™ Elastic ToughRubber™ 90
Tough, high-strength rubber with shore A90 hardness and high elongation, ideal for a wide range of applications
Elastic ToughRubber™ (ETR) unlocks the benefits of additive manufacturing for the rubber, polyurethane, and foam industries. ETR 90 is a high strength rubber which makes it great for applications like vibration dampening components, seals, and baffles
Material Properties
Value
Hardness
Shore A 90
Tear Strength
38 kN/m
Elongation at Break
190%
Tensile Stress at Break
14 MPa
DuraChain™ Soft ToughRubber™
Soft, flexible and functional silicone-like parts with fine print feature detail
Soft ToughRubber™ (STR) delivers the feel and mechanical properties of silicone with the ability to be 3D printing at high resolution with amazing surface finish. Soft Tough Rubber is great for applications such as audio earbuds, wearable electronics, and anatomical medical models.
Material Properties
Value
Hardness
Shore A 28.6
Tear Strength
5 kN/m
Elongation at Break
245%
Tensile Stress at Break
1.5 MPa
LOCTITE 3D IND402
High rebound material with elastomeric behavior for benchtop printers
A benchtop single-component elastomeric material with high elongation and high resilience. This material maintains excellent tensile strength with high energy return and does not require secondary thermal post-processing. Ideal for elastomer applications that require lattice structures, such as vibration isolators.
Material Properties
Value
Hardness
Shore A 76
Tear Strength
28 kN/m
Elongation at Break
230%
Tensile Stress at Break
5.5 MPa
