Somos NeXt Material Properties
Behaviour and use
Material Overview
Somos® NeXt is a highly durable stereolithography material which produces very accurate parts with high feature resolution.
This material is ideal for the production of tough, complex parts that also exhibit excellent moisture and thermal resistance. Somos® NeXt has a look and feel that is almost indistinguishable from finished traditional thermoplastics, making it perfect for building parts and prototypes for functional testing applications — resulting in time, money and material savings during product development.
Somos® NeXt is an outstanding material for industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical, consumer products and electronics.
Key Benefits
- Superior strength and durability
- Exceptionally versatile
- Thermoplastic-like performance, look and feel
Ideal Applications
- Tough, functional end-use prototypes
- Snap fit designs
- Jigs and fixtures
- Packaging and sporting goods
Somos NeXt Specification & Features
| Liquid Properties | Optical Properties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance | White | EC | 12.0 mJ/cm² | [critical exposure] |
| Viscosity | ~1,000 cps @ 30°C | DP | 5.8 mils | [slope of cure-depth vs. In (E) curve] |
| Density | ~1.17 g/cm @ 25°C | E10 | 67 mJ/cm² | [exposure that gives 0.254 mm (.010 inch) thickness] |
| Mechanical Properties | UV Postcure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTM Method | Property Description | Metric | Imperial |
| D638M | Tensile Modulus | 2,430 MPa | 352 ksi |
| D638M | Tensile Strength at Yield | 42.2 MPa | 6.1 ksi |
| D638M | Tensile Strength at Break | 32.8 MPa | 4.8 ksi |
| D638M | Elongation at Break | 9% | |
| D638M | Elongation at Yield | 3% | |
| D638M | Poisson’s Ratio | 0.43 | |
| D790M | Flexural Strength | 69.3 MPa | 10.1 ksi |
| D2240 | Flexural Modulus | 2,470 MPa | 358 ksi |
| D256A | Izod Impact (Notched) | 50 J/m | 0.94 ft-lb/in |
| D2240 | Hardness (Shore D) | 82 | |
| D570-98 | Water Absorption | 0.40% | |
| Thermal/Electrical Properties | UV Postcure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTM Method | Property Description | Metric | Imperial |
| E831-05 | C.T.E. -40 - 0°C (-40 - 32°F) | 73 µm/m°C | 40.6 µin/in°F |
| E831-05 | C.T.E. 0 - 50°C (32 - 122°F) | 111 µm/m°C | 61.7 µin/in°F |
| E831-05 | C.T.E. 50 - 100°C (122 - 212°F) | 172 µm/m°C | 95.6 µin/in°F |
| E831-05 | C.T.E. 100 - 150°C (212 - 302°F) | 173 µm/m°C | 96.2 µin/in°F |
| D150-98 | Dielectric Constant 60 Hz | 4.7 | |
| D150-98 | Dielectric Constant 1 KHz | 4.0 | |
| D150-98 | Dielectric Constant 1 MHz | 3.6 | |
| D149-97a | Dielectric Strength | 15.2 kV/mm | 386 V/mil |
| D648 | HDT @ 0.46 MPa (66 psi) | 56°C | 133°F |
| D648 | HDT @ 1.81 MPa (264 psi) | 50°C | 122°F |
SLA 3D Printing & Post-processing Machines
Machines that can 3D print and post-process Somos NeXt parts
Stratasys Neo Stereolithography
Stratasys Neo Stereolithography SLA Resin 3D Printers for prototyping, tooling and master patterns with superior surface quality and accuracy.
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