HDPE, an acronym for High density polyethylene. It is prepared from the monomer Ethylene. It is originally manufactured from petroleum. It has a greater strength-to-mass ratio.
Due to its enhanced strength property, it is used to make heavy functional prototypes. Parts manufactured from HDPE are light in weight. The presence of heavy molecular branching makes HDPE more dense and rigid. It is appropriate for FDM 3D printing technology. It provides considerable support in designing light-weight structures and design models. As it is recyclable, unused components can be 3D printed using HDPE. It has greater resistance to most solvents which makes it go-to-plastic type for any chemical. It is easily soluble in a chemical called limonene.
As HDPE is widely available, it carries its usage inclusively. It is a great material to fabricate large functional components that includes container and packaging. Because of its high density and tensile strength, it is used to produce plastic liquid containers, plastic bottles, milk jugs, plastic bags, consumer goods, children’s toys etc. Recycled HDPE is utilized to make plumbing pipes, buckets, plastic flower pots, plastic lumber, recycle bins.
With its dense nature and rigidity, HDPE expands its scope in manufacturing container packaging of our daily life appliances to recycling the same unused material in designing useful products.
Both individuals and enterprises have the option to choose from a wide range of 3D printers. The 3D printers can be broadly divided into two categories – single-material 3D printers and multi-material 3D printers. Unlike single-material 3D printers, multi-material 3D printers contain multiple nozzles. Each of these nozzles deposits a single and specific material into …
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