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Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:42 pm
by caseythehost
Ran across this article today during my show prep.
Purdue University students have developed a soybean-based material that can be used for 3D printing.
Filasoy, as it’s called, is a low-energy, low-temperature, renewable and recyclable filament, and it’s made from soy, tapioca root, cornstarch, and sugar cane.
Full Article
http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/purd ... ial-65307/
Re: Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:16 pm
by Eaglezsoar
I think that we are going to see a lot of this in the future because it is renewable, and costs about the same as the present plastics based filaments.
Re: Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:41 pm
by Generic Default
The two chemical engineers in her group should have corrected her when she said that plastics aren't organic. Other than that, I have only a few concerns with the soy based stuff:
1) What is its tensile strength and modulus?
2) How much will it cost and how will it print?
3) Will it give my hotend a yeast infection?
Re: Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:58 pm
by Eaglezsoar
Generic Default wrote:The two chemical engineers in her group should have corrected her when she said that plastics aren't organic. Other than that, I have only a few concerns with the soy based stuff:
1) What is its tensile strength and modulus?
2) How much will it cost and how will it print?
3) Will it give my hotend a yeast infection?
I love #3, I almost fell off my chair laughing. One of your best!
Re: Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 3:02 pm
by Glacian22
With everything that can go wrong with using a new type of filament, that should be the yeast of your concerns!
Re: Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 3:59 pm
by Eaglezsoar
Re: Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 5:00 pm
by barry99705
Will it taste like the model?
Re: Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:27 pm
by Generic Default
barry99705 wrote:Will it taste like the model?
Only one way to find out! Get lickin'.
Actually don't do that. I'm guessing that the filament has lots of non-biological stuff in it to make it behave like a normal plastic. Remember that the school's competition was sponsored by the soy-bean industry(??), and they're trying to play the Eco-friendly crowd with this. There is nothing Eco-friendly about any type of manufacturing and our hobbies are no exception.
Re: Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:46 pm
by barry99705
Generic Default wrote:barry99705 wrote:Will it taste like the model?
Only one way to find out! Get lickin'.
Actually don't do that. I'm guessing that the filament has lots of non-biological stuff in it to make it behave like a normal plastic. Remember that the school's competition was sponsored by the soy-bean industry(??), and they're trying to play the Eco-friendly crowd with this. There is nothing Eco-friendly about any type of manufacturing and our hobbies are no exception.
That's okay, I'm not a fan of tofu anyway.
