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Drywall vs. SLA Resin Elastic 50A

Compare Drywall vs. SLA Resin Elastic 50A strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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DrywallNatural
SLA Resin Elastic 50A3D printed (SLA resin)
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Mechanical
Yield strengthnot given (tensile used)not given (tensile used)
Ultimate tensile strength1–2MPasourceambient range reported in review (Australian studies)3.4MPasourcetypical
Compressive strength2.4MPasourcetypical, 70 F / 50% RHnot sourced
Elongation at breaknot sourced160%sourcetypical
Young's modulus (stiffness)1–2GPasourceambient range reported in review (Australian studies)not sourced
Densitynot sourced1,010kg/m³sourcetypical
Strength to weightnot sourced3.37kN·m/kg
Stiffness to weightnot sourcednot sourced
Poisson's rationot sourcednot sourced
Shear modulusnot sourcednot sourced
Bulk modulusnot sourcednot sourced
Speed of soundnot sourcednot sourced
Thermal
Thermal conductivitynot sourcednot sourced
Thermal expansion16.7µm/m·Ksourcetypical, unrestrained, 3.3-32 Cnot sourced
100 mm part over a 50 °C swing83.5µm growthnot sourced
Specific heat1,090J/kg·Ksourcetypical (from ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, per GA)not sourced
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)not sourcednot sourced
Thermal shock resistancenot sourcednot sourced
Glass transitionnot sourced-34.5°CsourceDMA
Max service temperature52°Csourcemanufacturer sustained-exposure limitnot sourced
Values for1/2 in. (12.7 mm) regular gypsum board (ASTM C1396), Gypsum Association GA-235-2019 typical/minimum properties; tensile and E from USDA FPL-co-authored review; service limit from USG Sheetrock 1/2 in. submittalFormlabs Elastic 50A Resin V2 (FLELCL02), TDS Rev. 01 24.01.2024; parts printed on Form 3, 100 µm, Elastic 50A V2 settings and post-processing; tensile on Die C specimens cut from printed sheets after 3+ h at 23 °C.

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SLA Resin Elastic 50A is 3D printed: its properties depend on build direction and print settings; these are typical values.

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Is Drywall stronger than SLA Resin Elastic 50A?

SLA Resin Elastic 50A is stronger: its tensile strength is 3.4 MPa against 1.5 MPa for Drywall (2.27x).

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