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Materials

Aluminum, stainless steel, engineering plastics, resins, and nylons compared.

  1. 01 Materials Overview: How Materials Are Organized How the OpusFab quote editor organizes materials by process, the difference between metals, plastics, and resins, and how to choose one.
  2. 02 Aluminum 6061 vs 7075: Which Alloy for Your Part Strength, machinability, corrosion resistance, and cost differences between aluminum 6061-T6 and 7075-T6, and when to use each.
  3. 03 Stainless Steel Options: 303, 304, 316, and 17-4 Practical differences between common stainless steel grades for CNC parts, and when stainless is a better choice than aluminum.
  4. 04 Engineering Plastics for CNC Machining Properties and typical uses of common CNC plastics: POM (Delrin), ABS, polycarbonate, nylon, and PEEK.
  5. 05 3D Printing Materials: SLA Resin and SLS Nylon Characteristics of SLA Standard Resin and SLS PA12 nylon, and when a printed material beats a machined one.