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- 07 November 2025
Top 10 3D printing plastics in 2022
Explore the top 10 most popular 3D printing plastics in 2022, including ABS, PETG, nylon, PEEK, and more. Learn their properties, applications, and ideal use cases for industrial 3D printing.
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The below image Materials with a noticeable increase in demand in 2022.
This article facilitates customers’ choice by making some simple introductions to these materials
1. FDM ABS
- Key Benefits
Functional, High stability and impact strength, Complaint to European Toy Safty Norm EN 71-3
- Ideal applications
-General-purpose applications
-Housing, Cases
-Electronics
-Low-cost prototyping
- Weakness
-Visible line on the surface
-Limited dimensional accuracy
- Color
White, Black, Red, Blue, Yellow, Grey, Green…
- Surface finish
As printed, Sanding, Painting
2. FDM PETG
- Key benefits
Waterproof, Outdoor application, Skin contact safety
- Ideal applications
-Outdoor products
-Waterproof products
-Housing & casings
-Consumer products
- Color
White, Black, Red, Blue, Yellow, Grey, Green…
- Surface finish
As printed, Sanding, Painting
Material Data Sheet>>
3. FDM NYLON
- Key benefits
High-temperature resistance, High friction resistance, Excellent, chemical resistance
- Ideal applications
-Automotive, Bike, Boat
-Robotics, drones
-Jigs & fixtures
-Tooling
- Weakness
Visible lines on the surface
- Color
Black…
- Surface finish
As printed, Sanding, Painting
4. SLS NYLON
- Key benefits
High-temperature resistance, High friction resistance, Excellent, chemical resistance
- Ideal applications
-Automotive, Bike, Boat
-Robotics, drones
-Jigs & fixtures
-Tooling
- Weakness
Visible lines on the surface
- Color
Black, White
- Surface finish
As printed, Vapor Smoothing, Painting
5. ALUMINUM
- Key benefits
It offers good strength, hardness and dynamic properties, and is therefore also used for parts subjects to high loads.
- Ideal applications
-General-purpose applications
-Aerospace
-Automotive
-Transportation
-Consumer products
-Applications that require a combination of good thermal properties and low weight
Material Data Sheet>>
6. 316L STEEL
- Key benefits
This kind of stainless steel is characterized by having good corrosion resistance and evidence that there are no leachable substances in cytotoxic concentrations.
- Ideal applications
-Lifestyle/Consumer, e.g. watches, jewelry, spectacle frames, decorations
-Automotive/Industrial, e.g. non-corroding common material, food, and chemical plants
-Aerospace/Turbine industry
7. TITANIUM
- Key benefits
Ti64 has a chemical composition corresponding to ASTM F1472 and ASTM F2924. It is a well-known light alloy, characterized by having excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance combined with a low specific weight
- Ideal applications
– General-purpose applications
-Medical
-Aerospace
-Transportation
-Industries need high mechanical properties and chemical resistance
8. TOUGH ABS
- Key benefits
SLA Tough ABS is High printing accuracy, smooth surface, detail expression, dimensional stability, strong chemical resistance, high-precision products, and products used in high-humidity environments.
- Ideal applications
– General-purpose applications
-Housing & Casing
-Prototypes
9. SOMOS EVOLVE
Key benefits
Somos Evolve 128 is a durable stereolithography material that produces accurate, high-detailed parts and has been designed for easy finishing. It has a look and feels that is almost indistinguishable from finished traditional thermoplastics, making it is perfect for building parts and prototypes for functional testing applications – resulting in time, money and material savings during product development.
Somos Evolve 128 is an excellent material for aerospace,automotive, medical, consumer products, and electronics.
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