Filament Comparison

3D printing has been around for quite some time and with a wide range of filament types it can sometimes be difficult to decide which filament type is best for your 3d printing projects. On this page you will find our full range of filaments categorised into 'Standard', 'Specialty' and 'Engineering' as well as a comparison table to help make your decision easier!

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Filament	Enclosed Printing	Dry Box	Hardened Nozzle	Nozzle Temp. (℃)	Bed Temp. (℃)	Build Tape	Glass Plate	PEI Sheet	Water Absorption	Tensile Strength (MPa)	Flexural Strength (MPa)
PLA	No	No	No	200-220	50-60	Yes	Yes	Yes	<0.3	45-49	69-75
PLA Pro	No	No	No	190-210	50-60	Yes	Yes	Yes	<0.3	45.5-49	73-76
ABS	Yes	No	No	230-250	100-110	Yes	Yes (with glue stick)	Yes	1	35-40	65-70
ABS Pro	Yes	No	No	230-250	100-110	Yes	Yes (with glue stick)	Yes	1	33-37	65-67
PETG	No	No	No	240-250	80-90	Yes	Yes	Yes	<0.2	40-45	50-55
PETG Pro	No	No	No	220-240	70-80	Yes	Yes	Yes	<0.2	35-40	45-50
PA12-CF	No	Yes	Yes	260-280	70-90	Yes	Possible (with glue stick)	No	0.3	50-55	90-96
PETG-CF	No	Yes	Yes	230-250	60-80	Yes	Possible (with glue stick)	Yes	0.8	40-43	75-85
PLA-CF	No	Yes	Yes	200-230	40-50	Yes	Possible (with glue stick)	Yes	0.5	40-45	85-95
PA6/66	Yes	Yes	No	230-250	80-90	Possible (with glue stick)	Possible (with glue stick)	No	3.2	55-58	84-87
PC	Yes	Yes	No	250-270	90-110	Yes (with glue stick)	Possible (with glue stick)	Possible (with glue stick)	0.8	40-45	83-87
ASA	Yes	No	No	250-260	80-90	Yes	Possible (with glue stick)	-	1	42-45	75-79
TPU 85A-95A	No	No	No	190-210	50-55	No	Yes	Yes	0.5	20-25	<10
PVA	No	Yes	No	190-210	40-50	Yes	Possible (with glue stick)	-	15	73-77	88-93

Filament Blogs

Which 3D Printer Filament Type is Better?

3D printing has been around for quite some time and with a wide range of filament types it can sometimes be difficult to decide which filament type is best for your 3d printing projects. In this blog we are going to be focusing on the four most commonly used filament types (PLA, ABS, PETG & TPU) and comparing their characteristics to hopefully help make your decision easier.