PLA-CF
Carbon-fibre filledPLA-CF is carbon-fibre filled PLA. It boosts stiffness and dimensional stability compared to pure PLA while keeping easy printability. Suited for aesthetic technical parts, mounts and display models.
Typical applications
- Aesthetic technical parts
- Rigid mounts
- Display models
- Industrial look
Property profile
| Strength | 1.5 / 5 |
|---|---|
| Stiffness | 1.3 / 5 |
| Toughness | 0.4 / 5 |
| Heat | 0 / 5 |
| Printability | 4 / 5 |
| Lightness | 1.4 / 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
- Carbon-fibre filled composites
- Color
- multicolor (on demand)
Physical properties
- Density
- 1.30 g/cm³
Mechanical properties
- Elastic modulus
- 3.95 GPa
- Yield strength
- 89 MPa
- Tensile strength
- 65 MPa
- Elongation at break
- 3 %
Other
- Izod impact (notched)
- 23 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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