Aurora PA11 Food Grade
Nylon powder for the food industry
Aurora PA11 Food Grade
Just as important as the system itself are the materials it can print. As part of Wematter’s strategy, the material portfolio is once again expanding. A special focus is on food-grade components and for that application, the biggest news is Aurora PA11 Food Grade – a blue polymer that is approved for contact with food. The blue color makes it easy to spot any broken parts that could fall into the food.
Presenting: Aurora PA11 Food Grade
Hear Robert Kniola, founder and CEO of Wematter, present one of the companies latest SLS powder materials.
Application areas
- Food industry
- Safety equipments
- Blue colour parts
- PA11-based parts
Main benefits
- Superior mechanical properties
- Low risk of sink marks
- Low water uptake
- Flexible
- High strength
- Salt water resistant
Description
- UV resistant
- Flexible
- 100 % renewable source
- Low water uptake
Aurora PA11 Food Grade is a Polyamide 11-based material designed for primary use in food industry applications. It is made from 100% bio-based substances. The material is well suited for technical end products: the material is a sustainable thermoplastic polymer that produces strong UV-stable prints. The highly visible blue colour makes the printed parts easy to detect in the event of foreign material accidentally falling into the food product
Technical data
| Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Density of finished parts | 1,05 | g/cm3 |
| Density for powder | 0,65 | g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 200 | °C |
| Tensile Strength | 51 | Mpa |
| Elongation at break | 51 | % |
| Tensile modulus | 1700 | MPa |
| Flexural modulus | 1200 | MPa |
| Hardness | 80 | Shore D |
