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SLA Resin Tough 2000 vs. Wood

Compare SLA Resin Tough 2000 vs. Wood strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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SLA Resin Tough 20003D printed (SLA resin)
WoodNatural
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Mechanical
Yield strength40.4MPasourcetypicalnot given (tensile used)
Ultimate tensile strength40.4MPasourcetypical99MPasourcemodulus of rupture (no direct tensile value)
Compressive strengthnot sourced46.6MPasourcecompression parallel to grain (maximum crushing strength), 12% MC
Flexural strength67MPasourcetypical99MPasourcemodulus of rupture (static bending), 12% MC
Elongation at break79%sourcetypicalnot sourced
Young's modulus (stiffness)1.8GPasourcetypical12.5GPasourcebending MOE, parallel to grain
Density1,090kg/m³sourcetypicalnot sourced
Strength to weight37.1kN·m/kgnot sourced
Stiffness to weight1.65MN·m/kgnot sourced
Poisson's rationot sourced0.35sourcemu_LR (red oak group, ~12% MC)
Shear modulusnot sourced4.63GPa
Bulk modulusnot sourced13.9GPa
Speed of sound1,285m/snot sourced
Thermal
Thermal conductivitynot sourced0.18W/m·Ksourceacross grain, 12% MC (Table 4-7, approximate)
Thermal expansion134µm/m·Ksourcemean 0-150 °C3.1–4.5µm/m·Ksourceparallel to grain, ovendry wood, range across species
100 mm part over a 50 °C swing671µm growth19µm growth35.3x less
Specific heatnot sourced1,700J/kg·Ksourcesolid wood (all species), 12% MC, 27 C
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)not sourcednot sourced
Thermal shock resistancenot sourced244W/m
Glass transition112°CsourceDMAnot sourced
Max service temperature57°CsourceHDT 1.8 MPanot sourced
Values forFormlabs Tough 2000 Resin V2 (FLTO2002), TDS Rev. 01 10/06/2025; printed on Form 4 at 100 µm, washed in Form Wash V2 10+5 min in >=99% IPA, post-cured 70 °C for 12 min in Form Cure V2. Orientation not stated.Northern red oak (Quercus rubra), clear straight-grained specimens at 12% MC, parallel to grain unless stated; USDA FPL Wood Handbook FPL-GTR-282 (2021) Ch. 4 and Ch. 5

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SLA Resin Tough 2000 is 3D printed: its properties depend on build direction and print settings; these are typical values.

Questions

Is SLA Resin Tough 2000 stronger than Wood?

Wood is stronger: its tensile strength is 99 MPa against yield strength 40.4 MPa for SLA Resin Tough 2000 (2.45x).

Which is stiffer, SLA Resin Tough 2000 or Wood?

Wood is stiffer: Young's modulus 12.5 GPa against 1.8 GPa for SLA Resin Tough 2000, so the same part in Wood deflects less under the same load.

Which expands less with temperature?

Wood expands less: 3.8 µm/m·K against 134 µm/m·K for SLA Resin Tough 2000.

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