3D printing materials, priced instantly

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Filament spool mounted on the outside of an enclosed FDM printer, with the rest of the bench run receding behind it — Filament loaded on the outside of a machine, where it can be changed without opening the chamber.

Choosing between them

How the materials compare. These are working classifications used when advising on a part, not measured figures.
Material	Heat	Stiffness	Impact	Outdoors
PLA	Low	High	Low	Not suitable
PETG	Medium	Medium	Medium	Short term only
ABS	High	Medium	High	Not suitable
ASA	High	Medium	High	Suitable
TPU flexible	Medium	Flexible by design	High	Short term only
Nylon PA12	High	Medium	High	Short term only
Polycarbonate	Very high	High	Very high	Short term only
PC-ABS	High	High	Very high	Not suitable
Carbon fibre filled	High	Very high	Low	Short term only
PETG CF	Medium	High	Low	Short term only
ABS CF	High	Very high	Medium	Not suitable
Wood filled PLA	Low	High	Low	Not suitable
Standard resin	Low	High	Low	Not suitable

How to choose for a functional part, material by material: the materials guide.

Every material

PLA

PLA is a rigid, plant-derived thermoplastic and the default choice for parts that need to look right rather than survive a working environment.

PETG

PETG is the general-purpose engineering filament: tougher than PLA, easier to print than ABS, and resistant to water and most household chemicals.

ABS

ABS is the traditional engineering thermoplastic: heat resistant, impact resistant, and machinable after printing.

ASA

ASA is ABS reformulated to survive sunlight: the same heat and impact resistance, without the yellowing and surface chalking that ends an ABS part left outdoors.

TPU flexible

TPU is a rubber-like thermoplastic that bends and returns to shape instead of breaking, and it is the only filament here that does.

Nylon PA12

PA12 nylon is the filament for parts that slide, wear or flex repeatedly without failing: gears, hinges, cable guides, snap fits.

Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate is the strongest and most heat resistant filament quoted here, and it is what a part is printed in when it has already failed in something else.

PC-ABS

PC-ABS is a blend that keeps most of polycarbonate's toughness and heat resistance while printing more like ABS.

Carbon fibre filled

Carbon fibre filled filament is a base polymer loaded with chopped carbon fibre, which makes the part markedly stiffer and more dimensionally stable than the same part unfilled.

PETG CF

PETG CF is PETG loaded with chopped carbon fibre: the same chemical resistance and the same easy printing as PETG, with much less flex and far less warping on long flat geometry.

ABS CF

ABS CF is ABS with chopped carbon fibre added, and the fibre solves the one thing that makes large ABS parts difficult: shrinkage.

Wood filled PLA

Wood filled PLA is PLA loaded with real wood particles, which gives the finished part a matte grain-like surface that can be sanded and stained like timber.

Standard resin

Resin printing cures liquid photopolymer layer by layer and produces parts with far finer detail and a smoother surface than any filament process.

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