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Material Selection

Firstcut 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
Aluminum - Gray (Aluminum 6061-T651)	Low	3.75 in.
Aluminum - Gray (Aluminum 7075-T651)	Low	3.75 in.
Brass - Yellow (Brass 260 (70/30))	Very High	0.75 in.
ABS - Black (ABS)	Low	3.75 in.
ABS - Natural (ABS)	Low	3.75 in.
ABS-Flame Retardant - Black (ABS-FR)	High	1.75 in.
Acetal 20% Glass Filled - Natural (Delrin 570)	Very High	1.75 in.
Acetal Copolymer - White (Acetal Copolymer)	Medium	3.25 in.
Acetal Homopolymer - Black (Delrin 150)	Medium	3.75 in.
Acetal Homopolymer - Natural (White) (Delrin 150)	Medium	3.75 in.
CPVC - Gray (CPVC)	Medium	2.75 in.
HDPE - Natural (White) (High Density Polyethylene)	Low	3.75 in.
LDPE - Natural (Low Density Polyethylene)	Low	0.75 in.
Nylon 6 - Black (Nylon 6)	Medium	2.75 in.
Nylon 6 - Light Blue (Nylon 6 )	Medium	2.75 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)	Very High	1.75 in.
PC - Black (Polycarbonate)	High	1.25 in.
PC - Clear (Polycarbonate)	Medium	1.75 in.
PC - Translucent (Polycarbonate )	High	3.75 in.
PC 20% GF - Black (Polycarbonate 20% GF)	Very High	1.75 in.
PEEK - Natural (PEEK)	Very High	0.75 in.
PEI - Natural (Ultem 1000)	Very High	2.75 in.
PEI 30% GF - Natural (Ultem 30% GF 2300)	Very High	1.75 in.
PET - Natural (White) (Polyethylene Terephthalate)	High	2.75 in.
PMMA - Clear (Acrylic)	Low	2.75 in.
PP Homopolymer - Black (Polypropylene Homopoly)	Low	1.75 in.
PP Homopolymer - Natural (Polypropylene Homopoly)	Low	1.75 in.
PP Copolymer - Natural (Polypropylene Copoly)	Low	3.75 in.
PPE + PS - Black (Noryl 265)	High	1.75 in.
PPSU - Black (Radel R 5500)	Very High	1.25 in.
PS (HIPS) - White (Polystyrene)	Medium	1.75 in.
PSU - Natural (Polysulfone)	Very High	1.75 in.
PTFE - White (Teflon)	Very High	3.75 in.
PVC - Gray (PVC)	Low	3.75 in.
Static Dissipative Acetal - Tan (Tecaform SD)	Very High	2.75 in.
UHMW - Natural (UHMW)	Low	3.75 in.

Note that the primary advantage of the material choices available from Firstcut 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.