iglidur® i6, SLS material

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Good wear resistance
FDA-compliant for food contact
Well-suited for worm gears

Item no.

I6-PL-10000

Weight [g]

10000

The food conformity declaration and data sheets for iglidur i6 can be found in the "Downloads" tab.

Selective laser sintering (SLS) material: iglidur® i6

The material iglidur i6 was specially developed for laser sintering and is especially suited for worm wheels and for food contact. Tests in the igus test laboratory showed that this material had a longer service life than gears conventionally milled from materials such as POM. This significantly increases flexibility when designing components subject to wear, as the laser sintering process means that no tools are required and special parts can be manufactured efficiently and supplied with no minimum order quantity. Furthermore, iglidur i6 is very well suited for snap connections due to the higher elongation at break.

When to use it?

When a food grade material is required
For applications with sliding motion, especially for worm gears
If a white base material is required for subsequent colouring

When not to use it?

If a visually detectable material in blue colour is required (→ iglidur i6-BLUE)
For applications under water or with high humidity (→ iglidur i8-ESD)
If components with ESD specifications are needed (→ iglidur i8-ESD or iglidur i9-ESD)
In combination with anodised aluminium as a mating partner (→ iglidur i3)
For gear applications (→ iglidur i3)
If the application temperature is higher than 80°C in the long term (→ iglidur A350 or iglidur RW370)