Elastomer

TPU 95A — FDM 3D printing

FDM Available Express available

Rubber you can print — grippy, bouncy and near-indestructible.

TPU 95A 3D printing material

TPU 95A is a printable rubber: it stretches enormously and springs back, absorbs impact and abrasion, and grips like rubber. It prints slowly and to looser tolerances than rigid plastics, and fine unsupported detail is difficult.

What TPU 95A is used for

TPU is the flexible, rubber-like material behind phone cases, gaskets, seals, protective bumpers, wearable straps and shoe soles. It is printed for grips, flexible mounts and any part that needs to bend and spring back.

Property profile

Strength
Stiffness
Toughness
Flexibility
Heat
Detail
UV / Outdoor

Strengths

  • Stretches hundreds of percent and springs back
  • Outstanding abrasion and impact absorption
  • Grips like rubber — ideal for feet, seals and bumpers

Know the limits

  • Slow to print — expect longer lead times
  • Looser dimensional tolerance than rigid plastics
  • Unsupported spans and fine detail are difficult

Maximum build size

1000 × 1000 × 1000 mm (larger on request)

Surface finish & colours

Slightly rubbery matte surface with visible layer lines; not easily sanded, so print in the final colour.

Range of colours and hardnesses (85A–98A) available — reach out to check a specific option.

Best suited for

Flexible / rubber-like Impact-tough End-use production Water-resistant Fatigue-resistant

Lead time

Standard 3 business days
Express Express available 24 hours

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$13.87
Tensile strength27 MPa
Elongation at break650 %
Hardness95A Shore
Density1.22 g/cm³
Water absorption (24 h)1.2 %
Layer / tolerance±0.25–0.30 mm or ±0.5%

View technical data sheet (TDS)

Finishing & post-processing for TPU 95A

Parts printed in TPU 95A in FDM 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.

Painting / Priming
Primer fills the last micro-texture so colour coats lie down evenly; the part can then be finished in any custom colour, gloss level or brand match.

Most popular finish: Print in the final colour — TPU is difficult to finish; design the surface into the part.

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 TPU 95A, so you can weigh materials against each other on a genuine like-for-like basis before uploading your own file.

Benchy in this material $13.87

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

Gaskets, grips, casters, protective bumpers, and wearable prototypes.

Often chosen by Sydney and Melbourne product teams for grips, seals and protective bumpers where a genuinely rubber-like, hard-wearing part is needed without soft tooling.

Stands in for moulded rubber and cast polyurethane parts.

TPU 95A (FDM 3D Printing)

Printed in-house by KAD3D. Upload your part for an instant quote.

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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.