Polymaker PolyCast Natural, 1.75 mm / 750 g
The first filament for metal casting
$42.91 $47.72 -10%
($57.21 / kg, All prices excl. VAT. - Excludes delivery costs)
Features & Advantages
- Specially developed for investment casting
- Burns without residue
- Easy to print
Item no.: PM-PJ03001, Content: 750 g, EAN: 6938936710936
Product information & technical details
- Item no.: PM-PJ03001
- Manufacturer No.: PJ03001
- Manufacturer: Polymaker
- Content: 750 g
- Diameter: 1,75 mm, 2,85 mm
- Product type: Castable filament
- Color: Natural
- Compatibility: Bambu Lab AMS*
- System: Spool
- Recommended processing temperature: 190 - 220 °C
- Recommended heating temperature: 25 - 70 °C
Description
What is PolyCast ™ used for?
PolyCast ™ has been specially developed for investment casting (also known as lost wax casting) of metal.
What advantages does PolyCast ™ offer for investment casting?
For traditional investment casting, you must first make a metal tool to create wax patterns. The processing usually takes several weeks, the costs are very high. Using 3D printing with PolyCast ™ eliminates the need for these tools.
Another advantage of PolyCast ™ is that you can use 3D printing to create complex geometries that are simply impossible with tools.
In summary, PolyCast is ideal for:
- Rapid production of small volume metal parts
- Metal parts with complex geometries
How is PolyCast ™ different from other 3D printed filaments?
PolyCast ™ is the first 3D print filament specifically designed for metal investment casting. To enable this application, we have designed the material to have two main functions:
Superior surface quality
PolyCast ™ can be polished in Polysher ™ (using Polymaker's patented Micro-Droplet Polishing ™ technology), eliminating layers and creating a very smooth part surface. This is crucial for the quality of the metal parts.
Clean burnout
Most polymers leave residues when they decompose - this is a problem during investment casting and can lead to defects in the metal parts. Polymaker has designed the material to completely decompose and provide a clean mold for casting.
Is PolyCast ™ easy to use?
Using PolyCast ™ is easy. It prints under typical PLA conditions and is compatible with almost any filament-based 3D printer. Polymaker has developed the material to provide excellent printability, dimensional stability and easy removal of the support material.
The printed parts can then be polished in Polysher ™ to significantly improve surface quality. After polishing, the part is ready for use in precision casting.
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Questions & Answers about Polymaker PolyCast Natural
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Are there any UK foundries that already accept this for investment casting? I'm trying to print a small batch of components for casting but so far no one is accepting this material
Customer Reviews
2 English reviews written for Polymaker PolyCast Natural
5 customer reviews in all languages
| 5 stars | | 7 | (70%) |
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| 4 stars | | 3 | (30%) |
| 3 stars | | 0 | (0%) |
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| 1 Stars | | 0 | (0%) |
10 reviews
2 customer reviews in English
5 customer reviews in all languages
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Jonathan
October 16 2020
"Verified Purchase" indicates that the rating was given by customers who actually bought this product from us. However, anyone who has a customer account with us can give a rating. Polycast Printing
Rated with 5 out of 5 stars.
I am very satisfied with this product.
The prints went very smoothly for me at 0.2 layer with a 0.4 nozzle. I have worse stringing with this filament but that is not a real problem, they cleaned up nicely. Sanding was good.
They are very robust. The lack of pigment makes viewing the surface tricky. I found alcohol treatment worked well to reduce contours.
This filament does want to jump off the bed at lower temperatures so I had fantastic adherence starting with 60˚ and increasing to 70c˚ for the rest of the time.
I highly recommend it for metal casting and well worth the expense considering the saving in casting time and materials.Was this rating helpful? (8) (0)
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Denny Roeser
August 17 2019
"Verified Purchase" indicates that the rating was given by customers who actually bought this product from us. However, anyone who has a customer account with us can give a rating. Review of filament
Rated with 5 out of 5 stars.
Received my filament in good time, Package was extremely well done.
Filament was excellent once I finally worked out settings on my printer.... The settings that came with the filament were of no use I'm presuming that it is different for every printer... But money will spent, I will be ordering more of thisWas this rating helpful? (2) (5)
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It should deform with steam but it will be extremely viscous, not really melting, more like a flexible solid.