Formlabs Silicone 40A Resin
Formlabs 40A Silicone Resin
Formlabs 40A Silicone Resin is the first affordable 100% pure silicone 3D printing material, utilizing Formlabs' patented Pure Silicone Technology™.
3D print pure silicone parts in hours without the tedious molding and time-consuming casting processes.
This 40A Shore hardness material produces soft, flexible, and durable parts with an elongation at break of up to 230% and a tear strength of 12 kN/m, capable of withstanding repetitive stretching, bending, and compression cycles.
Combining the high performance of silicone with the design freedom of 3D printing, you can create highly functional silicone parts.
These parts offer excellent chemical and heat resistance (-25°C to 125°C), allowing for fine features as small as 0.3 mm and complex geometries unachievable with traditional methods.
40A Silicone Resin is a pure silicone, free of monomers or acrylates, utilizing Formlabs' new patented Pure Silicone Technology™.
40A Silicone Resin combines the excellent material properties of cast silicone with the advantages of 3D printing.
Excellent Elastomeric Performance
Manufacture soft, flexible, and durable parts with an elongation at break of 230% and a tear strength of 12 kN/m, capable of withstanding repetitive stretching, bending, and compression cycles. Produce highly functional silicone parts with excellent chemical resistance and thermal stability (-25°C to 125°C).
Cost-Effective Rapid Prototyping and Small-Batch Production
Achieve customization and small-batch production of silicone parts without the need for molds and labor-intensive casting processes.
Design Freedom
Create custom silicone parts with isotropic properties, fine features as small as 0.3 mm, and complex geometries unachievable with casting or molding.
Fast and Simple Manufacturing
With Formlabs' streamlined SLA ecosystem, you can produce pure silicone parts in-house within hours.
40A Silicone Resin is a cost-effective solution for manufacturing functional prototypes, validation units, molds, and small-batch silicone parts.
Parts printed with 40A Silicone Resin are soft and durable, exhibiting excellent elasticity, chemical resistance, and thermal stability. They are widely used in industries such as consumer goods, automotive, robotics, manufacturing, and healthcare.
Consider using 40A Silicone Resin for:
- Seals, gaskets, bushings, connectors, and dampers for automotive, robotics, and manufacturing.
- Wearables, handles, and grips for consumer products.
- Custom prosthetics, orthotics, hearing models, and medical devices.
- Flexible jigs, masking tools, and soft molds for casting polyurethane or resins.
Product Specifications
| Material Properties | Value |
|---|---|
| Post-curing Conditions | Place in a beaker of water and post-cure at 60 ℃ for 45 minutes |
| Shore Hardness | 40A |
| Ultimate Tensile Strength | 5.5 MPa |
| Elongation at Break | 230% |
| Tear Strength | 12 kN/m |
| Resilience | 34% |
| Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) | -110 ℃ |
| Ross Flex Fatigue Test -10 ℃ (notched) |
> 500,000 cycles |
| Ross Flex Fatigue Test 23 ℃ (notched) |
> 500,000 cycles |
