Stereolithography (SLA)

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What is stereolithography (SLA)

Stereolithography 3D printing is a highly recommended technology for making custom parts in prototype and production settings, often acting as a stand-in for injection-molded plastic parts. Stereolithography is an additive manufacturing process that focuses an ultraviolet (UV) light on a vat of photopolymer resin. It offers higher resolution printing than many other 3D printing technologies, allowing customers to print parts with fine details and surface finishes.

how does SLA works?

The SLA 3D Printers begin drawing the layers of the support structures, followed by the object itself, with an ultraviolet laser aimed onto the surface of a liquid photopolymer resin. After a layer is imaged on the resin surface, the build platform shifts down and a recoating bar moves across the platform to apply the next layer of resin. The process is repeated layer by layer until the object is complete.

The finished object is taken out of platform and into a lab where solvents are used to remove any additional resins. When the object is completely clean, the support structures are manually removed. From there, parts will be enhanced again by a UV-curing device. Now, it is ready for any customized surface finishes.

The materials available In SLA 3D Printing Service iN3DTEC

Material Name	Properties	Colors	Surface Finishes	Cost	Tensile Strength (Mpa)	Bending Strength(Mpa)	Young's Modulus(Mpa)	Elongation at break(%)	Charpy impact strength(Kj/m^2)	[email protected] (℃）
Standard Resin	Outdoor \| Functional \| Smooth	White, Black	Sanded, Painting, Polish	$	44	74	2400	7	10.5	90
Tough ABS	Waterproof, Outdoor	15+	Sanded, Painting, Polish	$	32	54	1472	6	5	74
High Details	Strong, Funcational, heat resistance	Black	Polished, Painting	$$	105	170	4354	3	14	210
High temperature	ESD-Safe, Functional	Black	Sanded	$$	45	75	2100	6	6	90
Somos Evolve	Outdoor, Functional, Stiffness	Black, White, Translucent	Sanded \| Painting \| Polishing \| Carbon	$	62	100	2307	3.2	3.4	113
Somos Taurus	PC + UL-94 V0	Black \| White	Sanded \| Flame Retardant	$$	67	96.6	2634	3.6	11.7	120
Somos-Ledo	Combine of PC+ABS, Functional	Black \| White	Sanded, Painting, Polishing	$	54	66	1900	4.2	25.8	100
Somos PerForm	Chemical Resistance, Bio-compatible, UL-94 V0, High Strength	Sand-like	Polish	$$$	94	147	3738	9.1	7.1	260
Elastic	Combine CF+PEEK	Black	Polished	$$$	96	140	3063	6.9	10.2	325
Translucent	Chemical resistance, High-temp., Functional, Strong	Natural	Polished	$$$	80	130	2865	3.8	–	210
Transparent	Chemical resistance, Stiff, High-temp.	Natural	Polished, Painting	$$$	80	125	2500	5.1	–	175