VARIOSHORE TPU
We have taken TPU… and made it special by using the same foaming technology we debuted with LW-PLA.
Our Varishore TPU has a few main distinctive features: its variable shore hardness, reduced weight and density and soft touch.
varioShore TPU allows users to vary the density of the material by adjusting temperature and material throughput (speed & layerheight).
At temperatures between 200 and 250C the materials will start to expand to roughly 1.4-1.6 times its original volume,
which reduces the density to 0.7 to 0.9 g/cm³. This means the material can be printed at low flow rates (60-70%),
to compensate the active foaming, which in return gives very soft printed parts.
Between 190-200C the material can be printed without foaming, resulting in different haptics
and harder prints compared to foamed samples.
From shore hardness 92A(unfoamed) to shore 55A (maximum foamed).
Developed in co-operation with Lubrizol, varioShore TPU is a material ideally suited for printing cosplay parts for instance.
- Light Weight
- Soft Touch
- Prosthetics
Innovation never stops at colorFabb. Our ever expanding range of special filaments have been industry leading for years.
Some of them are for aesthetic purposes, others are pure functionality or for specific niche applications.
Materials like woodFill, bronzeFill, XT-CF20, LW-PLA, varioShore TPU
and DPA-100 support filament were developed in-house and have been successes ever since.
By listening to our customers’ needs and forging strategic partnerships with material OEMs
we are able to innovate continuously and bring FDM/FFF 3D printing to the next level.
SPECIFICATION
| Material: Colorfabb varioShore TPU |
| Diameter Tolerance: ± 0.1 mm |
| Density: 1,2-1,3 g/cm3 |
| Glass Transition Temperature: -20C |
NOTE! color of print gets lighter or darker depending if foamed or not
VARIOSHORE PROTHETISCH
in dark brown, medium brown and pale pink
