Ultrafuse PP GF30
Date / Revised: 14.11.2019 Version No.: 2.3
General information
Components
Polypropylene based filament filled with 30% glass fibers for Fused Filament Fabrication.
Product Description
Ultrafuse PP GF30 is polypropylene, reinforced with 30% glass fiber content. The fibers in this compound are
specially designed for 3D-printing filaments and are compatible with a wide range of standard FFF 3D-printers.
The extreme stiffness makes this material highly suitable for demanding applications. Other key properties of PP
GF30 are high heat resistance and improved UV-resistance. All these excellent properties make this filament
highly suitable in an industrial environment.
Delivery form and warehousing
Ultrafuse PP GF30 filament should be stored at 15 - 25°C in its originally sealed package in a clean and dry
environment. If the recommended storage conditions are observed the products will have a minimum shelf life
of 12 months.
Product safety
Recommended: Process materials in a well ventilated room, or use professional extraction systems. For further
and more detailed information please consult the corresponding material safety data sheets.
Notice
The data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the many
factors that may affect processing and application of our product, these data do not relieve processors from
carrying out their own investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee of certain properties,
nor the suitability of the product for a specific purpose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data,
proportions, weights etc. given herein may change without prior information and do not constitute the agreed
contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our products to ensure that any
proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed.
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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PP GF30 Version No. 2.3
Recommended 3D-Print processing parameters
Nozzle Temperature 240 – 260 °C / 464 – 600 °F
Build Chamber Temperature -
Bed Temperature 20 – 40 °C / 68 – 104 °F 70 – 90 °C / 158 – 194 °F
Bed Material PP strapping tape PPGF adhesive
Nozzle Diameter ≥ 0.6 mm
Print Speed 30 – 80 mm/s
Drying Recommendations
Drying recommendations to 60 °C in a hot air dryer or vacuum oven for 4 to 16 hours
ensure printability
Please note: To ensure constant material properties the material should always be kept dry.
General Properties Standard
Printed Part Density 1066 kg/m3 / 66.5 lb/ft3 ISO 1183-1
Thermal Properties Standard
HDT at 1.8 MPa 73 °C / 163 °F ISO 75-2
HDT at 0.45 MPa 127 °C / 261 °F ISO 75-2
Glass Transition Temperature -5 °C / 23 °F ISO 11357-2
Crystallization Temperature 125 °C / 257 °F ISO 11357-3
Melting Temperature 158 °C / 316 °F ISO 11357-3
Melt Volume Rate 11.7 cm3/10 min / 0.7 in3/10 min (260 °C, 2.16 kg) ISO 1133
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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PP GF30 Version No. 2.3
Mechanical Properties
Print direction Standard XY XZ ZX
Flat On its edge Upright
Tensile strength ISO 527 41.7 MPa / 6.0 ksi - 15.9 MPa / 2.3 ksi
Elongation at Break ISO 527 4.4 % - 0.8 %
Young’s Modulus ISO 527 2628 MPa / 38.2 ksi - 2242 MPa / 325 ksi
Flexural Strength ISO 178 76.8 MPa / 11.1 ksi 95.3 MPa / 13.8 ksi 19.3 MPa / 2.8 ksi
Flexural Modulus ISO 178 3507 MPa / 509 ksi 4026 MPa / 584 ksi 1671 MPa / 242 ksi
Flexural Strain at Break ISO 178 4.6 % 3.3 % 1.3 %
Impact Strength Charpy (notched) ISO 179-2 5.3 kJ/m2 5.2 kJ/m2 1.2 kJ/m2
Impact Strength Charpy (unnotched) ISO 179-2 23.1 kJ/m2 25.8 kJ/m2 2.5 kJ/m2
2 2
Impact Strength Izod (notched) ISO 180 5.6 kJ/m 6.2 kJ/m 1.4 kJ/m2
2 2
Impact Strength Izod (unnotched) ISO 180 20.5 kJ/m 2.4 kJ/m 2.6 kJ/m2
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