Manufacturing Materials

Choose from hundreds of manufacturing materials, including commercial-grade plastics, metals, and elastomers suitable for both prototyping and production.

Material Options

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Thermoplastics

Thermosets
  • ABS
  • ABS/PC
  • HDPE
  • LDPE
  • Nylon (PA)
  • PBT
  • Polycarbonate (PC)
  • PEEK
  • PEI (Ultem)
  • Silicone rubber
  • Optical silicone rubber

 

 

Plastics

Metals
  • Aluminium
  • Brass
  • Copper
  • Steel
  • Stainless Steel
  • Titanium

 

Plastics

Metals

Elastomers
  • ABS
  • PA (Nylon)
  • Polycarbonate
  • Polypropylene
  • Aluminium
  • Cobalt Chrome
  • Inconel
  • Maraging Steel
  • Stainless Steel
  • Titanium
  • 3DP Silicone
  • Digital Photopolymer
  • TPU
  • True Silicone

Material Selector Tools

Compare how our service-specific materials stack up against each other. Sort by material property to quickly identify the best choice for your application.

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3D Printing Materials
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CNC Machining Materials
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The Periodic Table of Materials is your go-to guide for the most popular materials offered at Protolabs. Whether it is injection moulding, CNC machining or 3D printing, download the guide and hang it at your desk for easy reference during your next project.

CNC materials

Data Sheet Library

View the hundreds of materials available at Protolabs through all of our service lines.  

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Find the Right Material

Explore popular material choices based on key characteristics like corrosion or UV resistance.

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Finding the Right Corrosion-resistant Metals

Parts turning to piles of rust? These materials can help you avoid the scourge of corrosion.
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CNC machining offers a wide variety of impact-resistant plastics.

Common Impact-Resistant Plastics

Break, shatter, and crack would make a great early rock song, but it’s not music to the ears of designers who want long-lasting plastic parts. Take a dive into the world of impact-resistant plastics.
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Manufacturing Resource Centre

Manufacturing Resource Centre

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How to Choose a Heat Resistant Plastic

No one likes to see their plastic parts melt. That’s why we offer up this design tip to help guide you through the myriad of material choices you can use for your application. From PEEK to PEI to LSR and beyond, you’ll get what you need to know ASAP.
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UV Resistant Plastics

UV Resistant Plastics

This design tip evaluates UV-resistant plastic options available for injection moulding, 3D printing, and CNC machining.
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Material Selector Tools

Our range of manufacturing material selectors will help you identify the most suitable material for your product based on it's required attributes. Find out more and request yours below.

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Injection Moulding Material Selector
Our pocket-sized Material Selector is a useful reference guide to help you choose the right material for your project. It details some of the key technical property variations so that you can quickly make an informed decision.
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CNC Material Selector
Our CNC Material Selector lists specific measurements like heat deflection, tensile strength and hardness to identify the most suitable material for your part’s application, along with its suitability for milling and turning.
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3DP Material Selector
3D Printing Material Selector
Our 3DP Material Selector lists specific measurements like resolution, tensile strength and hardness to ensure you have the most suitable material and additive manufacturing process for your part’s application.
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