Elegoo announced the new Saturn 4 in 2 different versions, the standard Saturn 4 and the Saturn 4 Ultra. The Saturn 4 Ultra was available in our lab and resin 3D-printing parameters for the Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra can be found in the link. For extreme accurate parts we advise to also set shrinkage and offset parameters. Sometimes it is challenging to 3D-print with composite photopolymer resins. Especially with the Saturn 4 Ultra we have limited parameters for lifting speed or distance. We managed to get Liqcreate Composite-X resin to run, but have not published it under the regular settings list because we need you to read this first. A bit of extra attention and caution to work with composite resin on the Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra.
First of all, set the printer to slow print speed for composite 3D-printing resin. You can do this in the Saturn 4 Ultra printer menu. Now we have only tested small and medium parts. When the room/resin is cold, it can happen that the printer says that it detects “foreign matter detected, please troubleshoot”. here it gets a bit crazy, because Composite-X is a quite thick liquid at room temperature. The Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra printer thinks that there is some plastic leftover from the previous build. To print you either have to warm the resin gently. Or the second option is to over-rule. When over-ruling you have to be very sure that everything is clean and that it only detects the resin.
Image of the message that the machine shows when the platform hits the cold Composite-X resin for the first time.
3D-pringint parameters for Composite-X resin on the Saturn 4 Ultra
If you are taking all these things on consideration and need to print small and medium parts, then these settings can work:
| Resin | Layer thickness | Exposure time (seconds) | Base layer /transition layers | Base layer exposure | Speed | Waiting mode | Rest time per step (seconds) |
| Composite-X | 100 µm | 7,5 | 2 / 10 | 80 | Slow | Resting Time | 2,0/0/0,5 |
| 50 µm | 6,0 | 2 / 10 | 70 | Slow | Resting Time | 2,0/0/0,5 |
About the Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra resin 3D-printer.
Image by Elegoo: The Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra a 12K MSLA resin 3D-printer
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Composite-X
Liqcreate Composite-X is an extremely rigid and high performance reinforced nano-micro composite resin for SLA, DLP & LCD / MSLA in the range of 385 – 420nm. Perfect for rapid tooling, wind tunnel testing, medical modeling and industrial applications.
Liqcreate Composite-X is one of the stiffest and strongest material available in the market. It has a flexural modulus over 9000 MPa and a flexural strength of 150 – 170 MPa. The material can be used after UV-post curing, or the properties can be boosted with a thermal cure. This material has features like excellent chemical resistance, high strength and high stiffness.
Key benefits |
3D-Printer compatibility |
| ·       High rigidity | ·       Phrozen3D Series |
| ·       High strength | ·    Atum3D DLP Station 5 |
| ·       Low odor | ·    Elegoo & Anycubic series |
| ·       Good chemical resistance | ·    And many more |
| ·       Extremely low shrinkage |
