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Production nylon, no supports — complexity comes free.
Selective laser sintering builds PA12 with no support structures, so interlocking and internal geometry print freely. Parts are tough, chemically resistant and near-isotropic, with a fine matte surface. Naturally white, they are commonly dyed black.
SLS nylon PA12 is the industry standard for functional prototypes and short-run production: snap-fits, living hinges, ducts, brackets and enclosures that need to survive real handling and assembly.
Fine matte, slightly grainy white off the machine; bead-blasts smooth and dyes black evenly.
Natural white as-printed; dyed black or other colours via dye.
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.
Contact us| Price | $36.05 |
| Tensile strength | 48 MPa |
| Elongation at break | 15 % |
| Heat deflection (0.45 MPa) | 175 °C |
| Heat deflection (1.80 MPa) | 95 °C |
| Hardness | ~75 Shore D |
| Density | 0.93 g/cm³ |
| Water absorption (24 h) | 0.4 % |
| Layer / tolerance | ±0.20–0.30 mm or ±0.3% |
Parts printed in Nylon PA12 in SLS 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.
Most popular finish: Bead-blast and dye black; seal or infiltrate for liquid-contact parts.
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 Nylon PA12, so you can weigh materials against each other on a genuine like-for-like basis before uploading your own file.
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.
End-use housings, ducting, drone parts, and low-volume production runs.
Commonly chosen by Melbourne and Brisbane engineering teams for low-volume end-use housings and ducting where complex geometry rules out machining and tooling is not justified.
Comparable to injection-moulded nylon for low volumes without tooling.
Printed in-house by KAD3D. Upload your part for an instant quote.
Get instant quote Made in Melbourne · delivered Australia-wide.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.