Table 1 Physical properties and printing indicator of PCL solvent ink at a temperature of 25 °C, 30 °C and 35 °C.

From: An Investigation of the Behavior of Solvent based Polycaprolactone ink for Material Jetting

Temperature (°C)

Nozzle Diameter (μm)

Density (g/cm3)

Viscosity (mPa.s)

Surface Tension (mN/m)

Z

25

21

1.03

3.29

33.9

8.21

30

21

1.03

3.07

33.6

8.98

35

21

1.03

2.75

32.9

9.88

  1. Viscosity and surface tension data are expressed as the mean, n = 3–4.
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