What this wear-resistant RepRap nozzle does
The Micro Swiss Plated Wear Resistant Nozzle is a RepRap-style M6 nozzle for 1.75 mm filament that helps extend nozzle life when printing abrasive materials. It combines a 360 brass base with TwinClad XT plating to provide low friction, hardness, and improved resistance to wear.
Key features of the TwinClad XT plated nozzle
- 360 brass base material: Uses a brass body for standard nozzle performance and heat transfer.
- TwinClad XT coating: Adds a nickel composite surface engineered for very low friction.
- Lower friction surface: The coating offers one of the lowest coefficients of friction, better than nickel with PTFE co-deposit.
- Hard and abrasion-resistant finish: The plated surface is designed to handle wear more effectively than a standard uncoated nozzle.
- Made by Micro Swiss in the USA: Manufactured in the United States.
When to use a plated wear-resistant 0.8 mm nozzle
This 0.8 mm nozzle is suited to users printing with abrasive filaments that can quickly wear standard brass nozzles. The wear-resistant coating is especially relevant for carbon fibre, stainless steel, wood-filled, and other metal-filled filaments.
For makers and print operators running specialty composites, the plated Micro Swiss nozzle helps maintain usable service life in applications where abrasion is the main concern.
Technical specifications
| Nozzle style | RepRap |
| Thread | M6 |
| Filament diameter | 1.75 mm |
| Nozzle diameter | 0.8 mm |
| Base material | 360 brass |
| Coating | TwinClad XT nickel composite coating |
| Country of manufacture | Made in USA |
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Micro Swiss Plated Wear Resistant Nozzle RepRap - M6 Thread 1.75mm 0.8 mm
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