Material selection guide for 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, injection molding, and urethane casting
Material Selection Gallery
CNC Metal Materials
Aluminum, stainless, steels, titanium alloys, and more.
CNC Plastic Materials
Acetal, ABS, nylon, HDPE, PP, PEEK, PTFE, and more.
CNC Composite Materials
Garolite, and more.
Sheet Metal Materials
Aluminum, stainless, steel, and copper alloys.
3D Printed Metals
Aluminum, stainless steel alloys, metal composites, and more.
3D Printed Plastics
Engineering plastics like ABS, Nylon, ULTEM, PC, and photopolymers.
3D Printed Resins
Carbon DLS, SLA and PolyJet resins
Cast Urethane Materials
Rigid, rubbery, flame retardent, and more durable urethanes.
Injection Molded Plastics
Commodity plastics like ABS, PC-ABS, PBT, PC, Acrylic, as well as high performing PEEK and more.
Sheet Cut Foam Materials
EVA Foam, Extra Soft PU, Flame Retardant Foams, and more
Sheet Cut Wood Materials
Hardwoods, Masonite, Plywood, and more
Sheet Cut Rubber Materials
Buna-N Rubber Blends, EPDM, Silicone Rubber, Paper Fiber, PTFE
Sheet Cut Composite Materials
Carbon Fiber and Garolite
Metal Binder Jetting Materials
Alloys and X1 Metals
Custom Materials
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Brass Sheet Metal Materials
Titanium Sheet Metal Materials
DMLS / DMLM Metal 3D Printing
Binder Jet Metal 3D Printing
3D Printed Single Alloy 17-4PH Stainless Steel
Rigid Polyurethane (Black, Natural, Color-Match)
- ABS-like, FR
- General Purpose Shore 78D
- Glass-Filled Nylon-like Shore 85D
- Polypropylene-like Shore D65-D75
- Polycarbonate-like Shore 84D
Rigid Clear Polyurethane (Colorless)
- Rigid Clear Shore D 80
Rubber-like Polyurethane (Black, Natural, Color-Match)
- Rubber-like Shore A 25-35, ranging to Shore A 85-95
Clear Rubber-like Polyurethane (Colorless)
- Clear Rubber-like Shore A 40-50, ranging to Shore A 85-95
Cast Silicone Materials
- Shore A 10 (TC-5005 or equiv.), ranging to Shore A 50-60 (Smooth‑Sil™ 960 or equiv.)
Learn more on our urethane and silicone casting page.
Rigid plastic materials
- ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)
- ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate)
- CA (cellulose acetate)
- HDPE (high-density polyethylene)
- LCP (liquid crystal polymer)
- LDPE (low-density polyethylene)
- PA 6 (polyamide 6, nylon 6)
- PA 6/6 (polyamide 6/6, nylon 6/6)
- PARA (polyarylamide)
- PBT (polybutylene terephthalate, Valox)
- PBT-PET (polybutylene terephthalate-polyethylene terephthalate)
- PC (polycarbonate)
- PC-ABS (polycarbonate-acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)
- PC-PBT (polycarbonate-polybutylene terephthalate, Xenoy)
- PC-PET (polycarbonate-polyethylene terephthalate)
- PCT (polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate)
- PE (polyethylene
- PEEK (polyether ether ketone)
- PEI (polyetherimide, Ultem)
- PE-PP (polyethylene-polypropylene)
- PE-PS (polyethylene-polystyrene)
- PES (polyethersulfone)
- PET (polyethylene terephthalate, Rynite)
- PLA (polylactic acid)
- PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate, acrylic)
- POM (acetal polyoxymethylene, Delrin)
- PP (polypropylene)
- PPA (polyphthalamide)
- PPS (polyphenylene sulfide, Ryton)
- PS (polystyrene)
- PS-PPE (polystyrene-polyphenyl ethers, Noryl)
- PSU (polysulfone, Udel)
- PVC (polyvinyl chloride (Shore D)
- PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride, Kynar)
- SAN (styrene acrylonitrile)
- TPO (thermoplastic polyolefin)
- TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane (Shore D))
Elastomer/Rubber molded materials
- EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (Viton))
- PEBA (polyether block amide)
- PVC (polyvinyl chloride (Shore A))
- TPE (thermoplastic elastomer)
- TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane (Shore A))
- TPV (thermoplastics elastomer, vulcanized rubber (Santoprene))
- LSR (liquid silicone rubber)
See more details on injection molding materials.
EVA Foam, Black
EVA Foam, Blue
Cherry Hardwood
Hardboard (Masonite)
MDF
Poplar Hardwood
Red Oak Hardwood
Uncoated Wood Laminate (Plywood), Birch
Buna-N Rubber, Adhesive-Backed, Black
Buna-N Rubber, Black
Cork and Buna-N Blend, Brown
EPDM
High Temp Silicone Rubber, Adhesive-Backed, Red
High Temp Silicone Rubber, Red
Paper Fiber and Buna-N Blend, Gray
PTFE Gasket Material
Carbon Fiber
Garolite G-10 (FR4), Black
Garolite G-11 (FR5), Green
Garolite LE (Phenolic), Brown