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SLA Resin Standard vs. DMLS 17-4PH Stainless Steel

Compare SLA Resin Standard vs. DMLS 17-4PH Stainless Steel strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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SLA Resin Standard3D printed (SLA resin)
DMLS 17-4PH Stainless Steel3D printed metal (DMLS)
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Mechanical
Yield strengthnot given (tensile used)861MPasourcemean, as built, horizontal (N=72)
Ultimate tensile strength60MPasourcetypical886MPasourcemean, as built, horizontal (N=72)
Flexural strength105MPasourcetypicalnot sourced
Elongation at break8%sourcetypical19.9%sourcemean at break, as built, horizontal
Young's modulus (stiffness)2.75GPasourcetypical197GPasourcebase material: wrought 17-4 PH, Condition H 900 (Cleveland-Cliffs)
Densitynot sourced7,790kg/m³sourcemean part density (ISO 3369)
Strength to weightnot sourced110kN·m/kg
Stiffness to weightnot sourced25.3MN·m/kg
Poisson's rationot sourced0.272sourcebase material: wrought 17-4 PH, all conditions (Cleveland-Cliffs)
Shear modulusnot sourced77.4GPa
Bulk modulusnot sourced144GPa
Speed of soundnot sourced5,029m/s
Thermal
Thermal conductivitynot sourced17.9W/m·Ksourcebase material: wrought 17-4 PH, Condition H 900, at 149 °C (Cleveland-Cliffs)
Thermal expansionnot sourced10.4µm/m·Ksourcemean 25-100 °C, ASTM E228, AFTER atmospheric heat treatment (as-built value not published)
100 mm part over a 50 °C swingnot sourced52µm growth
Specific heatnot sourced460J/kg·Ksourcebase material: wrought 17-4 PH, Condition A, 0-100 °C (Cleveland-Cliffs)
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)not sourced5mm²/s
Thermal shock resistancenot sourced5,474W/m
Max service temperature59°CsourceHDT 1.8 MPanot sourced
Values forFormlabs Clear Resin V5 (FLGPCL05), TDS Rev. 01 March 20, 2024; printed on Form 4 at 100 µm, washed 5 min in >=99% IPA, post-cured 15 min at 60 °C in Form Cure. Orientation not stated.EOS StainlessSteel 17-4PH IndustryLine (powder 9011-0041), EOS M 290, 40 µm, default job 17-4PH_040_StainlessM291_100, as built, horizontal; ISO 6892 & ASTM E8M

Every value links to the document that states it. "Not sourced" means no citable source states it (or only a specification minimum); figures computed from it are left out too.

SLA Resin Standard and DMLS 17-4PH Stainless Steel are 3D printed: their properties depend on build direction and print settings; these are typical values.

Questions

Is SLA Resin Standard stronger than DMLS 17-4PH Stainless Steel?

DMLS 17-4PH Stainless Steel is stronger: its yield strength is 861 MPa against tensile strength 60 MPa for SLA Resin Standard (14.3x).

Which is stiffer, SLA Resin Standard or DMLS 17-4PH Stainless Steel?

DMLS 17-4PH Stainless Steel is stiffer: Young's modulus 197 GPa against 2.75 GPa for SLA Resin Standard, so the same part in DMLS 17-4PH Stainless Steel deflects less under the same load.

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