Manufacturing Materials

Choose from hundreds of commercial-grade plastics,metals,and elastomers
suitable for both prototyping and production.

Certifications ISO 9001:2015 | ISO 13485 | AS9100D | ITAR

Material Options

Thermoplastics

Thermosets

Material Selector Tools

Compare how our service-specific materials stack up against each other. Sort by material property to quickly identify the best choice for your application.

Aerospace

Automotive

Consumer Electronics

NASA

NASA partners with Protolabs to machine a crowdsourced, generatively designed part that was delivered in only 36 hours so the design could be presented at the PowerSource Global Summit.

Material Guides

Find the Right Material

Explore popular material choices based on key characteristics like corrosion or UV resistance.

Download Our Periodic Table of Materials

The Periodic Table of Materials is your go-to guide for the most popular materials offered at Protolabs.Whether it is injection molding,CNC machining,3D printing or sheet metal fabrication,download the guide and hang it at your desk for easy reference during your next project.

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