Nylon-like is designed to reproduce the feel and failure behaviour of injection-moulded polyamide, meaning parts yield and deform plastically before breaking rather than shattering. It is a 3D printing resin rather than a direct material equivalent, so it is best used to prototype and produce parts where that nylon-style behaviour matters.

Its key mechanical properties after post-curing are:

Tensile strength at yield: 46.5 MPa

Elongation at break: 27.9%

Tensile modulus: 1240 MPa

Shore hardness: 83 Shore D

The practical benefits of 3D printing apply too: no tooling and short lead times, with the freedom to iterate on a design before committing to production. For applications with strict regulatory or performance requirements, we would always recommend testing printed parts against your own specification.

Yes, Nylon-like is well suited to snap-fit parts, clips and brackets, because printed parts tend to bend and absorb energy before they fail, rather than breaking suddenly. This yielding behaviour is what makes a snap-fit work, allowing it to flex during assembly and return to a functional shape.

Post-cured, it offers a tensile strength at yield of 46.5 MPa and an elongation at break of 27.9%, giving useful flexibility alongside strength. Its low surface friction also helps reduce wear where parts slide or engage repeatedly.

For best results, the recommended minimum feature sizes are 0.5 mm for pins, 0.4 mm for walls and 0.6 mm for holes. Printing at 45° around all axes is also recommended.

Nylon-like has a heat deflection temperature (HDT) of 89°C at 0.455 MPa, measured to ASTM D648 on post-cured parts. This helps printed parts remain stable in warmer working environments, such as workshops, enclosures near electronics, or parts exposed to moderate heat during use.

These figures apply to parts post-cured for 2 hours at 60°C in a Photocentric Cure M+. HDT depends on the load applied, so parts under higher stress may deflect at lower temperatures than the figure above. As with any functional material, we would recommend testing parts under your own real operating conditions.

Nylon-like is compatible with LCD 3D printers operating in the 385-405nm wavelength range, which covers a wide range of resin printers on the market.

Photocentric resins are formulated to work across a broad range of third-party printers, and print profiles are available on our print settings page. Recommended support settings are provided for the Photocentric JENI system, giving you a starting point for orientation and supports. For best results, shake the bottle for at least 2 minutes before pouring into the vat.