Resin

KS168C Castable Resin — SLA 3D printing

SLA Available Express available

Prints today, burns out clean tomorrow — the pattern resin for casting.

KS168C Castable Resin 3D printing material

KS168C is Kings' castable SLA resin: a pattern material that burns out cleanly for investment casting, capturing filigree-level detail for jewellery and small intricate metal castings. It is a pattern material only — never a finished part — and should be handled gently before casting.

What KS168C Castable Resin is used for

Castable resin is used to grow burn-out patterns for investment casting — most commonly jewellery, dental work and small precision metal parts cast from a printed master.

Property profile

Strength
Stiffness
Toughness
Flexibility
Heat
Detail
UV / Outdoor

Strengths

  • Clean burnout for investment casting
  • Captures filigree-level detail
  • Skips days of hand wax-carving
  • Ideal for jewellery and dental patterns

Know the limits

  • Pattern material only — never a finished part
  • Fragile — handle gently before casting
  • No structural properties

Maximum build size

2700 × 900 × 800 mm

Surface finish & colours

Very fine detail off the printer as a casting pattern; not intended as a finished-part surface.

A casting pattern material, not a finished-part colour.

Castable pattern

Best suited for

Fine detail

Lead time

Standard 10 business days
Express Express available 2–4 business days

Lead times are indicative and start from order confirmation. Actual turnaround varies model by model, depending on part geometry, print time, quantity and shipping location. Express service incurs an additional charge. Express availability is subject to current machine capacity — please confirm when ordering.

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Typical technical data

Price$76.52
Density1.1 g/cm³
Water absorption (24 h)0.5 %
Layer / tolerance±0.10–0.20 mm or ±0.2%

Finishing & post-processing for KS168C Castable Resin

Parts printed in KS168C Castable Resin in SLA can be finished a number of ways at KAD3D, from a clean functional surface to a fully painted, display-ready result. The treatments below are the ones we most often apply to this material.

Epoxy Infiltration
The part is infiltrated with epoxy resin to seal porosity, add strength and give a harder, glossier surface.

What this material supports

✓ Paintable
  • Paint & custom colour: KS168C Castable Resin primes and paints well, so parts can be matched to any brand colour, gloss level or metallic look.

Most popular finish: This is a pattern material — cast it; there is no finished-part surface.

Reference #3DBenchy — like-for-like pricing

To make material costs easy to compare, KAD3D prints the same standard model — the #3DBenchy — in every material. The price shown is what that identical benchmark part costs in KS168C Castable Resin, so you can weigh materials against each other on a genuine like-for-like basis before uploading your own file.

Benchy in this material $76.52

Benchmark price is a guide for comparison only; your part is quoted on its own size, geometry and finishing. Upload your model for an exact price.

These prices were taken on 1 July 2026 and are still in place.

Where it fits

Jewellery patterns, dental patterns, and small intricate metal castings via investment.

Commonly chosen by Sydney and Melbourne jewellers for investment-casting patterns, where fine printed detail replaces days of hand wax-carving.

Indicative classification*: Investment Casting Suitable

* Classification varies by grade, process and supplier — treat as indicative and confirm with us for your application.

KS168C Castable Resin (SLA)

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Material data on these pages was compiled with the assistance of online research tools, in good faith, and may contain inaccuracies. Values are indicative only and intended to give a closer idea of each material's behaviour. For accurate, batch-specific TDS or SDS documentation, please contact KAD3D directly. KAD3D accepts no liability for any reliance on this information.