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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Cordierite 3D Printing Paste

Print near-zero-expansion cordierite parts on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform, then debind and sinter to a dimensionally stable oxide ceramic.

✓ Coefficient of thermal expansion near zero — dimensional stability through thermal cycling
✓ Aerospace optics, metrology and vacuum hardware; >98% dense after sintering
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Fused Silica 3D Printing Paste

Print leachable fused-silica investment-casting cores on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform for complex internal casting geometries.

✓ 40% porosity, excellent leachability — cleanly removed after casting
✓ Very low expansion (0.07% max dilatation to 1500 °C) holds core dimension through the pour
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Hydroxyapatite 3D Printing Paste

Print bioactive hydroxyapatite bone-substitute parts on the 3DCeram Ceramaker & M.A.T. ceramic-SLA platforms, then debind and sinter to a clean calcium-phosphate bioceramic.

✓ Bioactive calcium phosphate — composition close to bone, crystallinity >95%, heavy metals <30 ppm
✓ Print porous, patient-specific implant geometries not possible by machining
✓ 55 vol% ceramic load · 405 nm photoinitiator · 250 mL bottle

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Silicon Nitride 3D Printing Paste

Print silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) parts on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform, then debind and sinter to one of the hardest, most thermal-shock-resistant ceramics.

✓ 881 MPa 4-point bending strength at >97% density, 11 Weibull modulus
✓ Thermal-shock resistant with low wettability against molten metal
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Silicore 3D Printing Paste

Print robust, leachable Silicore foundry cores on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform for complex, demanding castings.

✓ Higher-strength silica core formulation — survives handling and assembly
✓ Good leachability and low shrinkage (0.20% max to 1500 °C); all alloys except cobalt
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Tricalcium Phosphate 3D Printing Paste

Print bioresorbable tricalcium phosphate (TCP) scaffolds on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform, then debind and sinter to a clean, resorbable bioceramic.

✓ Bioresorbable — gradually replaced by natural bone; Ca/P ratio 1.503, no calcium pyrophosphate
✓ Print porous, patient-specific scaffolds for bone regeneration and spinal implants
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Zirconia 3Y 3D Printing Paste

Print exceptionally tough 3Y zirconia (ZrO₂) parts on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform, then debind and sinter to a dense, biocompatible oxide ceramic.

✓ 950 MPa 4-point bending strength at >99.5% density — the strongest single oxide in the range
✓ Colourable, biocompatible, sub-0.5 µm grain — jewellery, dental and precision parts
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Zirconia 8Y 3D Printing Paste

Print oxygen-ion-conducting 8Y zirconia parts on 3DCeram's Ceramaker laser-SLA platform for solid-oxide fuel cells and electrochemical hardware.

✓ σ·T = 17 S·cm⁻¹·K at 800 °C — fully-stabilized SOFC electrolyte material, >99% dense
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