Support Materials for FDM and Polyjet 3D Printing

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Versatile support materials enable complex designs

3D printing supports let you create complex parts, free from accommodations that limit your design. Overhangs, meshing parts and small intricate features are possible, thanks to support materials that work in tandem with model materials to create your parts.

FDM support materials are available in breakaway and soluble forms. Soluble support is removed in a solution of heated water and a cleaning agent, for hands-free productivity. Breakaway supports are removed manually. The material your part is made from determines which type of support you can use.

Typical applications

Breakaway Support

Applications for breakaway support include simpler designs with easy access for removal, and parts made with thermoplastics that use this type of support exclusively.

Soluble Support

Soluble support is most effective for parts with features that are hard to access by hand and for multi-piece assemblies with small clearances between moving parts. Support in these areas is easily washed away when the part is submerged in the dissolution tank.

Types of FDM Support Materials

	Support Material	Characteristics
Soluble Support	SR-20	Supports wash away in a detergent bath Enables internal cavities/channels to be built in the part and the creation of multi-piece assemblies with moving parts Hands-free removal
	SR-30
	SR-35
	SR-100
	SR-110
	QSR
	P400-SR
Breakaway Support	PC-BASS	Support removed manually Does not require the use of an immersion tank Faster for simpler structures; may require the use of hand tools to reach and remove all support material
	PPSF-BASS
	ULTEM 9085 Support
	ULTEM 1010 Support
	SUP800B
	P-400R