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SLA Resin Standard vs. Steel AISI 1018

Compare SLA Resin Standard vs. Steel AISI 1018 strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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SLA Resin Standard3D printed (SLA resin)
Steel AISI 1018Wrought
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Mechanical
Yield strengthnot given (tensile used)372MPasourceproducer-stated, cold drawn
Ultimate tensile strength60MPasourcetypical441MPasourceproducer-stated, cold drawn
Flexural strength105MPasourcetypicalnot sourced
Elongation at break8%sourcetypical15%sourcein 2 in (50.8 mm)
Young's modulus (stiffness)2.75GPasourcetypical200GPasourcebase material: AISI 1025 plain carbon steel (MIL-HDBK-5J design value; ASTM A108 bar is the cold-finished carbon-steel bar spec that also covers 1018)
Densitynot sourced7,861kg/m³sourcebase material: AISI 1025 plain carbon steel (MIL-HDBK-5J design value; ASTM A108 bar is the cold-finished carbon-steel bar spec that also covers 1018)
Strength to weightnot sourced47.3kN·m/kg
Stiffness to weightnot sourced25.4MN·m/kg
Poisson's rationot sourced0.32sourcebase material: AISI 1025 plain carbon steel (MIL-HDBK-5J design value; ASTM A108 bar is the cold-finished carbon-steel bar spec that also covers 1018)
Shear modulusnot sourced75.7GPa
Bulk modulusnot sourced185GPa
Speed of soundnot sourced5,043m/s
Thermal
Thermal conductivitynot sourced51.9W/m·Ksourcebase material: AISI 1025 plain carbon steel (MIL-HDBK-5J design value; ASTM A108 bar is the cold-finished carbon-steel bar spec that also covers 1018)
Thermal expansionnot sourced12µm/m·Ksourcebase material: unalloyed carbon steel, Ovako family table (S275JR, 'none alloyed structural steels', C <= 0.21%); mean 20-300 °C
100 mm part over a 50 °C swingnot sourced60µm growth
Specific heatnot sourced486J/kg·Ksourcebase material: AISI 1025 plain carbon steel (MIL-HDBK-5J design value; ASTM A108 bar is the cold-finished carbon-steel bar spec that also covers 1018)
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)not sourced13.6mm²/s
Thermal shock resistancenot sourced5,473W/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.AISI 1018 cold drawn bar (Niagara LaSalle, cold-finished bar producer)

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

Questions

Is SLA Resin Standard stronger than Steel AISI 1018?

Steel AISI 1018 is stronger: its yield strength is 372 MPa against tensile strength 60 MPa for SLA Resin Standard (6.2x).

Which is stiffer, SLA Resin Standard or Steel AISI 1018?

Steel AISI 1018 is stiffer: Young's modulus 200 GPa against 2.75 GPa for SLA Resin Standard, so the same part in Steel AISI 1018 deflects less under the same load.

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