3 D Printing Materials

A collection of information about common 3D filaments used most often in e-NABLE

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Glass Transition Temperature vs Melting Point: Why do you care?

While not a relevant conversation among non e-NABLE volunteers, the difference between Glass Transition Temperature and Melting point is important when we need to thermoform.

Plastics are broken into two categories: ThermoSetting and ThermoForming.

Everything we deal with in the e-NABLE community, and 3D printing in general, is relevant only for thermoforming plastics.

A common thermoforming situation is the gauntlet for a prosthetic hand. Here’s a link to a video showing the process: