Filament Spectrum PLA Carbon

Filament Spectrum Carbon PLA

Improved hardness and rigidity

PLA Carbon is a modified, PLA-based filament blended with carbon fibers which contributes to a considerably higher rigidity, hardness and tensile resistance, while retaining low shrinkage and very good adhesion to build platforms typical for the pure PLA. The 10% addition of carbon fibre enables you to obtain matte surfaces of printed items, which greatly improves the aesthetic properties of printed items.

Tip: Due to the essential content of carbon fiber, it is recommended to use nozzles with diameters exceeding the standard value of 0.4mm. The presence of carbon fibre may also cause the wear of brass nozzle, thus it is recommended to use stainless steel nozzles for prolonged application of Spectrum Carbon PLA.

Key features:

• improved hardness and rigidity as compared to the pure PLA
• higher plasticisation temperature
• improved abrasion resistance
• much higher compression resistance
• good mechanical properties
• high aesthetic, matte surface quality
• no shrinkage after cooling

Applications:

• items which need to be very rigid and hard while maintaining dimensional accuracy
• manufacturing of spacer components subject to static compressive loads
• concept and demo prototyping of designed finished and semi-finished products
• ornamental parts (aesthetic properties)
• external structural components which emphasise the product
• prototyping

Packaging

Filament is reeled on the neat, transparent spool. Each spool contains information on the type of material, diameter and recommended printing temperature. Filament is vacuum-packed with a moisture absorber. Whole product packed in the original, folied Spectrum Filaments packaging.