Mass Portal Pharaoh XD Series User Manual page 37

PRINTING MATERIALS OVERVIEW — CONTINUED
HIPS
HIPS is a High Impact Polystyrol, the surface can bit or a lot more
matte than ABS. Useful for medical visualizations, architecture
and renovation work. Common applications of HIPS include
toys and product casings. HIPS is usually injection molded in
production. HIPS has very similar requirements to ABS for printer
settings.
Flexible materials
Flexible materials can be a bit challenging to print with a bowden
based system like the Mass Portal printer uses — but the Mass
Portal Pharaoh is known to print even pretty flexible materials
like thermoplastic elastomers, thermoplastic polyurethane and
various kinds of flexibility-modified PLA.
Composite materials
Plastic filament mixed with metal (brass, copper, steel), chalk,
wood, carbon fibre and other materials. Usually these filaments
are based on PLA, but there are filaments based on PET and
ABS also. Depending on the percentage of powder added, the
physical and chemical properties of the materials change. These
materials can wear out the nozzle quicker, are more challenging
to print and have to be considered as "advanced" printing.
The most typical use for the composite materials is to imitate the
look and surface feel of other materials. Polished prints of metal
composites look like they are made from real metal and also are
considerably heavier than regular plastic prints. Chalk infilled
materials tend to look like sandstone or concrete, carbon fibre
infill adds stiffness and lightness. The physical properties of the
printed objects vary greatly.
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