Hello
I have a shoe insole factory and I am thinking buying a 3d printer in order to print my own molds. These molds(attached pic) going into a machine that press the insole of the shoe and giving them shape. The max pressure is about 120kg/m3 or 32tons. I want to ask is there a filament that can withstand with these type of pressure?
In this Video you can see how the working cycle is
kg/m3 → kilogram per kubic meter?
That sounds more like density.
I would expect a figure close to 120 kg/cm2 for plastics.
EDIT:
This is what AI tells me, when I ask: what is the maximum pressure for an abs cube before it starts deforming:
Typically, the compressive strength of ABS plastic is around 40-60 MPa (megapascals) at room temperature. This means that if you apply a pressure of around 40-60 MPa to a cube of ABS plastic, it will start to deform plastically.
To give you a better idea, here are some approximate compressive strength values for different types of ABS plastic:
- General-purpose ABS: 40-50 MPa
- High-impact ABS: 50-60 MPa
- High-temperature ABS: 60-70 MPa
3D printed material, even with 100% infill is never completely solid. I would take that into account
if the 3D printed mold can’t handle the pressure then maybe use the 3D printer to make a mold so you can pour in a material which can handle the pressures. Polyurethane comes to mind.
