iglidur® i3, laser sintering material

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iglidur® i3, laser sintering material

High wear-resistance and maximum stability
Good mechanical properties
Accurate surface details
For sliding applications and gears
Predictable gear service life
Can be processed with suitable commercially available laser sintering materials

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Product description

Selective laser sintering (SLS) material: iglidur® i3

The iglidur® i3 material, specially developed for laser sintering, showed an abrasion resistance 3 to 30 times better than conventional materials for laser sintering in the tribological tests in the igus® test laboratory. As a result, the degrees of freedom are further increased when designing wear-stressed sliding components. It is used for all sliding applications, as well as rollers, racks, spur gears and bevel gears.

When to use it?

For all types of applications where low friction and high wear resistance are important
When an easy to process laser sintering material with high strength is required
When components with high mechanical strength are required, in particular spur gears, bevel gears, drive nuts, special slides and spherical bearings
Very good wear properties with anodised aluminium as a counter partner

When not to use it?

For use under water or with high humidity (→ iglidur i8-ESD)
If components with ESD specifications are required (→ iglidur i8-ESD or iglidur i9-ESD)
For worm gear applications (→ iglidur i6)
If a food grade material is required (→ iglidur i6)
If components with higher elasticity are required (→ iglidur i10)
If the application temperature is higher than 80°C in the long term (→ iglidur i230 or iglidur A350 or iglidur RW370)

Technical data

Online Tools

3D printing CAD configurators

3D printing CAD configurators

Free 3D templates for different types. No CAD knowledge required. Simply enter the dimensions of your part and the tool will create the 3D model. Download in different file formats possible.

Service life calculator for gears

Service life calculator for gears

Simply enter the application parameters for your gears and the tool directly calculates the expected service life.

Service life calculator for plain bearings

Service life calculator for plain bearings

Simply enter the desired application parameters and the tool calculates the expected service life of your plain bearing for all suitable iglidur materials.

Application examples

3D-printed special slider for a lift without cables

3D-printed special slider for a lift without cables

Glide pads made of iglidur I3 in the linear drive equipment of the Thyssenkrupp MULTI rope-free lift

Wear-resistant 3D-printed bearings in a gripper for sample collection

Wear-resistant 3D-printed bearings in a gripper for sample collection

Wear-resistant components from the 3D printer relieve medical professionals in an automated Corona test station.

3D-printed bevel gear drive for medicine dispensers

3D-printed bevel gear drive for medicine dispensers

Customer application with wear-resistant 3D printing: component for the bevel gear of a medicine dispenser produced quickly and cost-effectively with laser sintering

3D printed gears for a blood-testing device used to predict heart attacks

3D printed gears for a blood-testing device used to predict heart attacks

To increase the measurement accuracy, two gearboxes with the lubrication-free 3D-printed gears made of iglidur i3 were used. You can find more information here.

Gears printed in 3D for searchlights on emergency vehicles

Gears printed in 3D for searchlights on emergency vehicles

The 3D-printed gears made of iglidur i3 are the best ones for the small stepper motors of the new searchlight.

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