PLA
StandardPLA (Polylactic Acid) is a biodegradable, biocompatible thermoplastic derived from renewable sources such as corn or sugar cane. Easy to process and available in many colours, it is used for indoor decor, art and design pieces.
Typical applications
- Interior decor
- Set design
- Visual prototypes
- Design & art
Property profile
| Strength | 1 / 5 |
|---|---|
| Stiffness | 1.1 / 5 |
| Toughness | 0.1 / 5 |
| Heat | 0 / 5 |
| Printability | 5 / 5 |
| Lightness | 2.2 / 5 |
Indicative values (0–5) derived from the specs, normalized across our catalog.
Strengths
- Functional
- Stiff
Worth considering
- Low heat resistance
- Limited toughness
General
- Technology
- Large Scale
- Material group
- Polymers
- Color
- multicolor (on demand)
Physical properties
- Density
- 1.24 g/cm³
Mechanical properties
- Elastic modulus
- 3.6 GPa
- Yield strength
- 60 MPa
- Tensile strength
- 53 MPa
- Elongation at break
- 6 %
Other
- Izod impact (notched)
- 16 J
- Heat deflection temperature @0.45 MPa
- 55 °C
Printing characteristics
- Tolerance ±0.2 mm
- Max build 340 × 340 × 320 mm
- Lead time from quote
- Finishes on request
Directional properties (XY vs Z)
Like all FDM materials, it is stronger in the print plane (XY) than across layers (Z). We orient the part to the load.
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