Table 3 Physical properties of the print material and other common plastics
From: Abdo-Man: a 3D-printed anthropomorphic phantom for validating quantitative SIRT
Material | Tensile strength (MPa) | Elongation at break (%) | Modulus of elasticity (MPa) | Flexural strength (MPa) | Water absorption (%) | Rockwell hardness | Density (g/cm3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transparent | 50–65 | 10–25 | 2000–3000 | 75–110 | 1.1–1.5 | M73–M76 | 1.17–1.18 |
Opaque (white) | 50–65 | 10–25 | 2000–3000 | 75–110 | 1.1–1.5 | M73–M76 | 1.18–1.19 |
PMMA | 55–76 | 2 | 2400–3400 | 82–117 | 0.3 | M80–M100 | 1.18 |
Nylon 6/6 | 85 | 90 | 2800 | 117 | 8.5 | M88 | 1.14 |