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Shore Scale

This scale shows the relative hardness and durability of materials. The lower the number on the scale, the softer the nature of the substance will be. The Shore A rating is used to describe these lower density materials. A higher number on the scale indicates a harder material that is less susceptible to bending and is denoted by a Shore D rating.

Use the chart below to compare the information above with the relative hardnesses of each of our material offerings.

Shore	SLA	SLS	Cast Urethane
73D		Duraform PA
75D			RC-79D MRI (Transparent)
75D			ABS-Like [Can range from 73D-77D]
77D	Semi-Flexible, PE-Like (Somos 8110)	Duraform GF
80D	Durable, PP-Like / ABS-Like (Accura 25)
82D			Lexan-Like
84D	ABS-Like - White (RenShape 7810) [Can range from 80D-87D]		High-Strength
84D			High Temp ABS-Like
85D			Glass-Filled
86D	Rigid, PC-Like (Accura 60)
	Rigid, PC-Like (RenShape 7870)
	ABS-Like - White (Accura 50)
	ABS-Like - Gray (Accura Xtreme)
87D	ABS-Like - White (Somos 18420) [Can range from 87D-88D]