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SLA Resin Standard vs. Titanium Ti-6Al-4V

Compare SLA Resin Standard vs. Titanium Ti-6Al-4V strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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SLA Resin Standard3D printed (SLA resin)
Titanium Ti-6Al-4VWrought
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Mechanical
Yield strengthnot given (tensile used)885MPasourcetypical, plate (>0.187 in), annealed, 0.2% offset
Ultimate tensile strength60MPasourcetypical940MPasourcetypical, plate, annealed
Flexural strength105MPasourcetypicalnot sourced
Elongation at break8%sourcetypical16%sourcetypical, in 2 in., plate annealed
Young's modulus (stiffness)2.75GPasourcetypical107–122GPasourcetypical range, 20 °C
Densitynot sourced4,430kg/m³sourcenominal
Strength to weightnot sourced200kN·m/kg
Stiffness to weightnot sourced25.8MN·m/kg
Poisson's rationot sourced0.342sourcemean of TIMET measurements
Shear modulusnot sourced42.7GPa
Bulk modulusnot sourced121GPa
Speed of soundnot sourced5,084m/s
Thermal
Thermal conductivitynot sourced6.6W/m·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C, mill annealed
Thermal expansionnot sourced9µm/m·Ksourcetypical, mean 0-100 °C
100 mm part over a 50 °C swingnot sourced45µm growth
Specific heatnot sourced580J/kg·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)not sourced2.57mm²/s
Thermal shock resistancenot sourced3,730W/m
Melting pointnot sourced1,630–1,650°Csourcemelting range
Max service temperature59°CsourceHDT 1.8 MPa400°Csourceupper recommended use temperature
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.TIMETAL 6-4 (Ti-6Al-4V Grade 5) annealed plate typical (TIMET properties manual) + TIMET datasheet TMC-0150 physical properties

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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 Titanium Ti-6Al-4V?

Titanium Ti-6Al-4V is stronger: its yield strength is 885 MPa against tensile strength 60 MPa for SLA Resin Standard (14.8x).

Which is stiffer, SLA Resin Standard or Titanium Ti-6Al-4V?

Titanium Ti-6Al-4V is stiffer: Young's modulus 115 GPa against 2.75 GPa for SLA Resin Standard, so the same part in Titanium Ti-6Al-4V deflects less under the same load.

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