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Material Selection

First Cut works in the materials listed below. There are limitations on the thicknesses that some materials are available in and consequently not every prototype part can be made in every material. Your FirstQuote® interactive quote will present the material options available for your part(s). If you require a material that is not on the list, please let us know and we will review your request.

Material	Cost	Max Depth
ABS (Black ABS)	Low	3.75 in.
ABS (Natural ABS)	Low	2.75 in.
Delrin 570 (Natural Acetal 20% Glass Filled)	High	1.75 in.
Acetal Copolymer (White Acetal Copolymer)	Medium	3.25 in.
Delrin 150 (Black Acetal Homopolymer)	Medium	3.75 in.
Delrin 150 (Natural (White) Acetal Homopolymer)	Medium	3.75 in.
Aluminum 6061-T651 (Gray Aluminum)	Low	1.95 in.
CPVC (Gray CPVC)	Medium	2.75 in.
High Density Polyethylene (Natural (White) HDPE)	Low	3.75 in.
Low Density Polyethylene (Natural LDPE)	Low	0.75 in.
Nylon 6 (Black Nylon 6)	Low	2.75 in.
Nylon 6 (Light Blue Nylon 6 )	Low	3.75 in.
Nylon 6/6 (Black Nylon 6/6)	Medium	0.75 in.
Nylon 6/6 (Natural Nylon 6/6)	Medium	0.75 in.
Nylon 6/6 30%GF (Natural Nylon 6/6 30%GF)	High	1.75 in.
Polycarbonate (Black PC)	Medium	1.25 in.
Polycarbonate (Clear PC)	Medium	1.75 in.
Polycarbonate (Translucent PC)	Medium	3.75 in.
Polycarbonate 20% GF (Black PC 20% GF)	Very High	1.75 in.
PEEK (Natural PEEK)	Very High	0.75 in.
Ultem 1000 (Natural PEI)	High	2.75 in.
Ultem 2300 (Natural PEI 30% GF)	Very High	1.75 in.
Polyethylene Terephthalate (Natural (White) PET)	High	1.75 in.
Acrylic (Clear PMMA)	Low	2.75 in.
Polypropylene (Black PP Homopolymer)	Low	1.75 in.
Polypropylene (Natural PP Homopolymer)	Low	1.75 in.
Polypropylene (Natural PP Copolymer)	Low	3.75 in.
Noryl 265 (Black PPE + PS)	Medium	1.75 in.
Polystyrene (White PS (HIPS))	Medium	1.75 in.
Polysulfone (Natural PSU)	Very High	1.75 in.
Teflon (White PTFE)	Medium	3.75 in.
PVC (Gray PVC)	Low	3.75 in.
Tecaform SD (Tan Static Dissipative Acetal)	High	2.75 in.
UHMW (Natural UHMW)	Low	3.75 in.

Note that the primary advantage of the material choices available from First Cut is that we offer the REAL materials that you’ll need for your REAL production parts. There is no longer any need to settle for something “almost” as good as ABS, Nylon or any other material you may require in production.