Formlabs Nylon 12 White Powder

Clean, Durable SLS Parts in Crisp White

Formlabs Nylon 12 White Powder combines the proven performance of Nylon 12 with a clean, professional white appearance. Designed for the Fuse 1+ 30W, it produces detailed, dimensionally accurate SLS parts for functional prototyping, manufacturing aids, medical models, and low-volume end-use production.

The bright white finish provides excellent contrast for detailed parts and gives prototypes a professional appearance that is particularly well suited to looks-like prototypes, branded components, and presentation models. Parts can also be easily dyed to create custom colors for specific applications or brand aesthetics.

Nylon 12 White Powder combines a strong balance of strength, stiffness, temperature resistance, and impact resistance, making it suitable for functional components as well as visual prototypes. Its coarser surface texture is also relatively forgiving of scratches and wear, helping parts maintain their appearance during use.

Key Benefits

• Crisp white finish: Produces clean, high-contrast parts with a professional appearance.
• Excellent dimensional accuracy: Suitable for detailed and complex geometries.
• Strong and durable: Provides a balance of strength, stiffness, and impact resistance.
• Easy to customize: White parts can be dyed to create custom colors.
• Professional surface: The finish is similar in appearance and texture to parts produced with MJF.
• Biocompatibility: Samples have been evaluated for skin-contact and mucosal-membrane-contact applications under ISO standards.
• 30% refresh rate: Reuse a significant portion of unused powder between builds.
• No traditional support structures: SLS enables complex geometries without support material.
• Production ready: Suitable for functional prototypes, manufacturing aids, and end-use parts.

Recommended Applications

Looks-Like Prototypes
Create professional white prototypes with high contrast and excellent detail for design reviews, customer presentations, and product development.

Branded Parts
Print white components that can be dyed to custom colors, making Nylon 12 White Powder ideal for prototypes and low-volume parts that need to match a company's brand aesthetic.

Functional Prototypes
Produce durable prototypes for evaluating form, fit, function, and assembly before committing to traditional manufacturing.

End-Use Parts
Create low-volume production components without the tooling costs associated with injection molding.

Manufacturing Aids
Produce strong fixtures, jigs, tools, and other shop-floor components requiring good dimensional accuracy and durability.

Medical Devices and Models
The white appearance is well suited to medical models and devices, while printed samples have been evaluated for biocompatibility under ISO standards. Always verify the applicable regulatory requirements for the specific intended use.

Material Specifications

These values reflect Formlabs' currently published material data for Nylon 12 White Powder.

Printer Compatibility

Nylon 12 White Powder is compatible with:

• Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W

The current Formlabs compatibility chart lists Nylon 12 White Powder specifically for the Fuse 1+ 30W.

Powder Refresh Rate

Nylon 12 White Powder has a recommended 30% refresh rate, allowing a portion of previously used powder to be recycled into subsequent builds.

This helps reduce material waste while maintaining consistent printing performance, making the material suitable for both prototyping and low-volume production environments.

White Appearance and Dyeing

One of the primary advantages of Nylon 12 White Powder is its clean white appearance.

The high-contrast surface makes small details easier to see and provides an excellent base for post-processing and customization. Parts can also be dyed after printing to create custom colors, making the material useful for branded prototypes and production components.

For the most consistent white appearance, Formlabs recommends printing Nylon 12 White Powder in a nitrogen environment. Printing in air can cause the powder to yellow over time, although Formlabs notes that this yellowing has little to no impact on the material's ability to be dyed.

Post-Processing

As an SLS material, Nylon 12 White Powder does not require traditional support structures during printing. Once the build is complete, parts are depowdered and cleaned using compatible Fuse post-processing equipment.

The printed surface can be used as-is for a durable functional finish or further processed for specific aesthetic requirements. Parts can also be dyed to achieve custom colors.

Nylon 12 White vs. Other SLS Materials

Nylon 12 White is particularly well suited when appearance and customization are as important as functional performance.

Formlabs classifies Nylon 12 White Powder as a general-purpose, impact-resistant, high-stiffness, temperature-resistant, and medical material.

Why Choose Nylon 12 White Powder?

Choose Formlabs Nylon 12 White Powder when you need functional SLS performance combined with a clean, professional appearance.

Its crisp white color makes details easy to inspect and gives prototypes a polished appearance, while its strength, stiffness, impact resistance, and temperature resistance make it capable of producing functional components and end-use parts.

With the ability to dye parts to custom colors, Nylon 12 White Powder is particularly valuable for branded prototypes, presentation models, custom components, and low-volume production.

For manufacturers using the Fuse 1+ 30W, it provides a versatile combination of appearance, performance, dimensional accuracy, and customization in a production-ready SLS material.