DMX-SL: SL Accuracy, Sintered Like Durability

DSM Somos® DMX-SL™ 100 is an extremely durable SL resin that produces very accurate parts with high feature detail. Based on a whole new chemistry platform that gives the material high impact resistance similar to thermoplastics, it is a breakthrough in Stereolithography resin technology.  Tough, complex parts can be built with a superb surface finish compared with competing technologies. 

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• DMX-SL 100 data sheet

• DMX-SL newsletter

• DMX-SL Design Contest

• April 2008 Newsletter : Impact Testing

• DMX-SL 100 Gardner impact test video

  • 4X The toughness of competitive SL materials: Presentation / results

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A .22 vs. DMX-SL 100 - The High Impact Leader

During product development DSM had a crazy idea. DMX-SL 100 has extremely high impact resistance but what would happen if it was put through an extreme test? What if a .22 caliber bullet was shot at it? 

On September 24th 2006 they did just that. As for the results, you can see for yourself. It didn’t shatter, it didn’t break apart – in fact the bullet didn’t even pass all the way through!

This test has been imitated on other “high impact strength” SL resins (using air rifle pellet guns), but the results never matched DMX-SL 100.