Shrinkage compensation by material and size
Quick answer
How much to oversize a part so it lands on target after cooling. There are 24 tables in this set, each one worked through for a specific combination.
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PLA shrinkage compensation for a 20 mm dimension
PLA typically shrinks about 0.3 percent, so to finish at 20 mm you should model or scale the part to 20.06 mm. That is 0.06 mm of compe...
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PLA shrinkage compensation for a 100 mm dimension
PLA typically shrinks about 0.3 percent, so to finish at 100 mm you should model or scale the part to 100.3 mm. That is 0.3 mm of compe...
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PLA shrinkage compensation for a 200 mm dimension
PLA typically shrinks about 0.3 percent, so to finish at 200 mm you should model or scale the part to 200.6 mm. That is 0.6 mm of compe...
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PETG shrinkage compensation for a 20 mm dimension
PETG typically shrinks about 0.4 percent, so to finish at 20 mm you should model or scale the part to 20.08 mm. That is 0.08 mm of comp...
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PETG shrinkage compensation for a 100 mm dimension
PETG typically shrinks about 0.4 percent, so to finish at 100 mm you should model or scale the part to 100.4 mm. That is 0.4 mm of comp...
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PETG shrinkage compensation for a 200 mm dimension
PETG typically shrinks about 0.4 percent, so to finish at 200 mm you should model or scale the part to 200.8 mm. That is 0.8 mm of comp...
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ABS shrinkage compensation for a 20 mm dimension
ABS typically shrinks about 0.8 percent, so to finish at 20 mm you should model or scale the part to 20.16 mm. That is 0.16 mm of compe...
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ABS shrinkage compensation for a 100 mm dimension
ABS typically shrinks about 0.8 percent, so to finish at 100 mm you should model or scale the part to 100.81 mm. That is 0.81 mm of com...
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ABS shrinkage compensation for a 200 mm dimension
ABS typically shrinks about 0.8 percent, so to finish at 200 mm you should model or scale the part to 201.61 mm. That is 1.61 mm of com...
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ASA shrinkage compensation for a 20 mm dimension
ASA typically shrinks about 0.7 percent, so to finish at 20 mm you should model or scale the part to 20.14 mm. That is 0.14 mm of compe...
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ASA shrinkage compensation for a 100 mm dimension
ASA typically shrinks about 0.7 percent, so to finish at 100 mm you should model or scale the part to 100.7 mm. That is 0.7 mm of compe...
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ASA shrinkage compensation for a 200 mm dimension
ASA typically shrinks about 0.7 percent, so to finish at 200 mm you should model or scale the part to 201.41 mm. That is 1.41 mm of com...
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TPU shrinkage compensation for a 20 mm dimension
TPU typically shrinks about 0.6 percent, so to finish at 20 mm you should model or scale the part to 20.12 mm. That is 0.12 mm of compe...
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TPU shrinkage compensation for a 100 mm dimension
TPU typically shrinks about 0.6 percent, so to finish at 100 mm you should model or scale the part to 100.6 mm. That is 0.6 mm of compe...
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TPU shrinkage compensation for a 200 mm dimension
TPU typically shrinks about 0.6 percent, so to finish at 200 mm you should model or scale the part to 201.21 mm. That is 1.21 mm of com...
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Nylon (PA) shrinkage compensation for a 20 mm dimension
Nylon (PA) typically shrinks about 1.5 percent, so to finish at 20 mm you should model or scale the part to 20.3 mm. That is 0.3 mm of ...
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Nylon (PA) shrinkage compensation for a 100 mm dimension
Nylon (PA) typically shrinks about 1.5 percent, so to finish at 100 mm you should model or scale the part to 101.52 mm. That is 1.52 mm...
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Nylon (PA) shrinkage compensation for a 200 mm dimension
Nylon (PA) typically shrinks about 1.5 percent, so to finish at 200 mm you should model or scale the part to 203.05 mm. That is 3.05 mm...
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Polycarbonate shrinkage compensation for a 20 mm dimension
Polycarbonate typically shrinks about 0.7 percent, so to finish at 20 mm you should model or scale the part to 20.14 mm. That is 0.14 m...
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Polycarbonate shrinkage compensation for a 100 mm dimension
Polycarbonate typically shrinks about 0.7 percent, so to finish at 100 mm you should model or scale the part to 100.7 mm. That is 0.7 m...
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Polycarbonate shrinkage compensation for a 200 mm dimension
Polycarbonate typically shrinks about 0.7 percent, so to finish at 200 mm you should model or scale the part to 201.41 mm. That is 1.41...
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Standard resin shrinkage compensation for a 20 mm dimension
Standard resin typically shrinks about 0.4 percent, so to finish at 20 mm you should model or scale the part to 20.08 mm. That is 0.08 ...
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Standard resin shrinkage compensation for a 100 mm dimension
Standard resin typically shrinks about 0.4 percent, so to finish at 100 mm you should model or scale the part to 100.4 mm. That is 0.4 ...
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Standard resin shrinkage compensation for a 200 mm dimension
Standard resin typically shrinks about 0.4 percent, so to finish at 200 mm you should model or scale the part to 200.8 mm. That is 0.8 ...