What types of ceramic filaments are available, and what are their properties?

Additive Plus offers guidance on 3DCeram ceramic filaments including alumina, zirconia, and silicon carbide. Alumina is strong and wear-resistant, zirconia is tough with high fracture toughness, and silicon carbide is extremely hard and thermally stable. Each filament has unique properties suitable for engineering, industrial, and prototyping applications.

How do I print ceramic filament with an FDM printer?

At Additive Plus, we recommend using hardened steel nozzles to handle abrasive ceramic filaments. Typical FDM settings include 200–250°C nozzle temperature and 50–70°C bed temperature, with slower print speeds for precision. Proper handling ensures consistent extrusion and high-quality prints.

What are the post-processing steps for ceramic filament, including debinding and sintering?

Additive Plus advises a two-step process: Debinding to remove the polymer binder, usually via controlled heating. Sintering in a furnace to densify the ceramic part. Following the manufacturer’s time, temperature, and atmosphere recommendations ensures optimal mechanical and thermal properties.

What are the best printers and kits for home ceramic 3D printing?

Additive Plus recommends FDM printers compatible with abrasive filaments and kits designed for small-scale ceramic projects. Look for hardened nozzles, adjustable extrusion, and heated beds, which help produce reliable ceramic prints at home or in an educational setting.

What are common applications for alumina, zirconia, and silicon carbide prints?

Additive Plus highlights that alumina is used in wear-resistant components, zirconia in dental and biomedical parts, and silicon carbide for high-temperature, high-strength industrial applications. These filaments allow functional prototypes and specialized end-use ceramic parts.

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3DCeram delivers high-precision ceramic 3D printing solutions for industrial, medical, and research use. From alumina and zirconia to silicon nitride and hydroxyapatite, its advanced CERAMIC SLA printers and materials ensure exceptional strength and accuracy. Order your 3DCeram system today and take your ceramic manufacturing to the next level.

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3DCeram · CERAMIC SLA

Alumina 3D Printing Paste

Print dense alumina (Al₂O₃) parts on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform, then debind and sinter to a hard, electrically insulating technical ceramic.

✓ 397 MPa 4-point bending strength at >3.9 g/cc, 16.4 GPa Vickers hardness after sintering
✓ Debind and sinter parameters plus the full datasheet included with every order
✓ Ceramic SLA paste for the 3DCeram Ceramaker platform — quote-based, mutual NDA before spec review

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3DCeram · CERAMIC SLA

Alumina Toughened Zirconia 3D Printing Paste

Print the strongest oxide in the range — alumina-toughened zirconia — on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform, then debind and sinter to a dense biocompatible ceramic.

✓ 1094 MPa 4-point bending strength at >5.2 g/cc — highest of the 3DCeram oxides
✓ Biocompatible and thermal-shock resistant — implants, dental and high-load wear parts
✓ Ceramic SLA paste for the 3DCeram Ceramaker platform — quote-based, mutual NDA before spec review

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3DCeram · CERAMIC SLA

Aluminium Nitride 3D Printing Paste

Print aluminium nitride (AlN) parts on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform, then debind and sinter to a ceramic that conducts heat yet insulates electrically.

✓ 163 W/m·K thermal conductivity with electrical insulation — power-electronics substrates
✓ Print conformal cooling and channelled geometries not possible by pressing
✓ Ceramic SLA paste for the 3DCeram Ceramaker platform — quote-based, mutual NDA before spec review

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3DCeram · Cleaning, CERAMIC SLA

3DCeram AUTO CERAKLEANER — Automated Cleaning for Ceramic 3D-Printed Green Parts

Automated cleaning system that removes excess ceramic paste from freshly printed green parts, leaving them ready to debind — replacing slow, hands-on solvent cleaning in the ceramic AM workflow.

✓ Gentle, low-mechanical-stress cleaning of fragile green parts
✓ Batch time cut dramatically vs manual (e.g. 60 min → 5 min on 70 alumina parts)
✓ Solvent longevity + recycling · no manual solvent contact

Prints Alumina, Alumina Toughened Zirconia, Aluminium Nitride, Cordierite, Fused Silica, Hydroxyapatite, Silicone Nitride, Silicore, Tricalcium Phosphate, Zirconia 3Y, Zirconia 8Y

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3DCeram · CERAMIC SLA

3DCeram C1000 FLEXMATIC Industrial Ceramic SLA 3D Printer – Serial Production | 320×320×200 mm

Industrial laser SLA ceramic 3D printer built for serial production — a 12.6×12.6×7.9 in / 320×320×200 mm build, one- or two-laser configuration, and CERIA process automation. Runs alumina, zirconia, silicon nitride, AlN, HA and more, with the full print → debind → sinter workflow supported by Additive Plus.

320×320×200 mm build — UV laser 300 mW, ~60 µm spot, one or two lasers.
7+ technical ceramics — alumina, zirconia, Si₃N₄, AlN, hydroxyapatite, TCP, cordierite.
Lead time: configured to order — install, training & debind/sinter support from California.

Build 12.6×12.6×7.9 in / 320×320×200 mm

Prints Silicon Nitride, Zirconia, Alumina, Aluminium Nitride, Cordierite, Hydroxyapatite, Tricalcium Phosphate

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3DCeram · CERAMIC SLA

3DCeram C101 EASY LAB Ceramic SLA 3D Printer – Lab & Material Development | 100×100×150 mm

Compact open-parameter ceramic SLA printer for research and material development — a 3.9×3.9×5.9 in / 100×100×150 mm build that starts a print from as little as 60 mL of ceramic. Develop your own process, then scale the same technology to 3DCeram production systems. Full print → debind → sinter workflow supported by Additive Plus.

Open parameters — qualify new ceramics & formulations, not just vendor recipes.
Print from 60 mL — 10 mL with SAM option · change ceramic in ~20 min.
Lead time: configured to order — install, training & scale-up support from California.

Build 3.9×3.9×5.9 in / 100×100×150 mm

Prints Silicon Nitride, Zirconia, Alumina, Aluminium Nitride, Cordierite, Hydroxyapatite, Tricalcium Phosphate

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3DCeram · Multi-material Ceramic SLA

3DCeram C101 HYBRID Multi-Material Ceramic SLA 3D Printer – Two Materials in One Layer | 100×100×150 mm

Multi-material ceramic SLA printer that prints two materials in the same layer — ceramic plus a second ceramic, metal or polymer — on a 3.9×3.9×5.9 in / 100×100×150 mm platform. It makes functionally graded and multi-material ceramic parts single-material printing can't. Full print → debind → co-sinter workflow supported by Additive Plus.

Two materials in one layer — ceramic + ceramic, metal or polymer.
Open-parameter R&D — 100×100×150 mm build, cartridges from 60 mL.
Lead time: configured to order — material-pair & co-sinter support from California.

Build 3.9×3.9×5.9 in / 100×100×150 mm

Prints Silicon Nitride, Zirconia, Alumina, Aluminium Nitride, Cordierite, Hydroxyapatite, Tricalcium Phosphate

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3DCeram · Multi-material Ceramic SLA

3DCeram C900 HYBRID Multi-Material Ceramic SLA 3D Printer – Up to 4 Materials | 300×300×100 mm

Production-scale multi-material ceramic SLA system: alongside the base ceramic it deposits up to three additional materials in one part, via dispensers from needle valve to micro-distribution, all in CPS 2.0. On an 11.8×11.8×3.9 in / 300×300×100 mm platform with a fine 35 µm UV laser. Full print → debind → co-sinter workflow supported by Additive Plus.

Up to 4 materials in one part — base ceramic + 3 dispensed materials.
Fine 35 µm UV laser — 355 nm, detail across the 300×300 mm platform.
Lead time: configured to order — material-set & co-sinter support from California.

Build 11.8×11.8×3.9 in / 300×300×100 mm

Prints ATZ, Silicon Nitride, Zirconia, Alumina, Aluminium Nitride, Cordierite, Fused Silica, Hydroxyapatite, Tricalcium Phosphate, Zirconia 8Y

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