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Glass-bead-filled MJF nylon — stiffer and more heat-stable than straight PA12.
HP Nylon PA12 GB 3D printing at KAD3D — Glass-bead-filled MJF nylon — stiffer and more heat-stable than straight PA12.
HP's glass-bead-filled PA12 trades some toughness for markedly higher stiffness, heat deflection and dimensional stability — ideal for rigid brackets and fixtures that must hold shape under load and warmth. Like PA12 it ships grey and is usually dyed black.
Glass-bead nylon (MJF) is used for stiff, dimensionally stable functional parts — housings, brackets, jigs and fixtures — where a rigid, hard-wearing plastic is needed for production and tooling.
Typical applications include Rigid brackets, jigs and fixtures, housings under load, and metrology aids.
Produced with MJF, HP Nylon PA12 GB 3D printing typically offers a tensile strength around 30 MPa, elongation at break near 6.5%, heat deflection about 182 °C, a density of 1.21 g/cm³, a hardness of ~80 Shore D and water absorption around 0.4%. Full technical data is listed in the table below.
For dimensional work, HP Nylon PA12 GB supports a typical layer height or tolerance of ±0.20 mm or ±0.2%.
This makes HP Nylon PA12 GB a strong choice for parts that need end-use production, heat over 100 °c and chemical / moisture exposure.
Finishing options for HP Nylon PA12 GB include Dyeing, Bead Blast, Sealing and Machining.
Standard turnaround for HP Nylon PA12 GB is 10 business days, with an express option in 3–5 business days, from order confirmation and delivered Australia-wide.
Well suited to rigid brackets and metrology fixtures for WA and Queensland mining and automotive operations, where stiffness and heat stability under load matter more than impact toughness.
Behaves like a glass-filled injection-moulded nylon without tooling.
Matte grey, slightly grainier than plain PA12 due to the glass beads; dyes black and bead-blasts evenly. The most popular finish is Bead-blast and dye black; machine critical datum faces where tolerance is tight. Available grey as-printed or dyed black, per process. Maximum build size is up to 380 × 380 × 280 mm.
HP Multi Jet Fusion fuses nylon powder with a fine detailing agent, delivering consistent, production-grade parts with crisp feature resolution. You can read more about the MJF process on Wikipedia.
Not sure HP Nylon PA12 GB is the right pick? Include a line about your part's job when you upload your STL, STEP or 3MF file, and our team will sanity-check the choice against the alternatives on cost, lead time and performance — then prepare wall thickness, infill and orientation to suit.
From a single prototype to a repeatable low-volume run, KAD3D handles HP Nylon PA12 GB 3D printing end to end in Melbourne — free instant quotes online, honest advice on material and finish, a check on every part before it ships, and delivery anywhere in Australia. 3–5 business days express is available on this material.
Indicative pricing for HP Nylon PA12 GB starts around $68.32 AUD for small parts. Every job is quoted exactly on geometry and quantity — instant online quotes are free.
Standard turnaround for HP Nylon PA12 GB is 10 business days from order confirmation, with a 3–5 business days express option, delivered Australia-wide.
Printed HP Nylon PA12 GB offers a tensile strength around 30 MPa. The full technical profile, including the figures that matter for your part, is in the table on this page.
The maximum build size for HP Nylon PA12 GB is 380 × 380 × 280 mm. Larger parts can often be printed in sections and joined — ask when you quote.
Yes — HP Nylon PA12 GB takes primer and paint well. The most common finishing routes for this material are listed above, and our team can recommend the right one for your part.
Typical layer height or tolerance for HP Nylon PA12 GB is ±0.20 mm or ±0.2%. If a feature needs to be tighter, flag it when you quote and we will confirm what is achievable.
Compare HP Nylon PA12 GB with HP Nylon PA12, or browse the full materials hub.
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Matte grey, slightly grainier than plain PA12 due to the glass beads; dyes black and bead-blasts evenly.
Available grey as-printed or dyed black, per process.
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 | $68.32 |
| Tensile strength | 30 MPa |
| Elongation at break | 6.5 % |
| Heat deflection (0.45 MPa) | 182 °C |
| Heat deflection (1.80 MPa) | 114 °C |
| Hardness | ~80 Shore D |
| Density | 1.21 g/cm³ |
| Water absorption (24 h) | 0.4 % |
| Layer / tolerance | ±0.20 mm or ±0.2% |
Parts printed in HP Nylon PA12 GB in MJF 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; machine critical datum faces where tolerance is tight.
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 HP Nylon PA12 GB, 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.
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