PLA
Material details
PLA is a low-cost plastic, perfect for prototypes and functional parts that do not require strength or heat resistance.
- Family Standard Plastics
- Accuracy 0.3 mm
- Min. wall 1 mm
- 2 finishes
- 138 colors
Technical properties
- Tensile strength
- 26.8 – 70 MPa
- Tensile modulus
- 1817 – 3973 MPa
- Tensile elongation
- 1.9 – 20%
- Flexural strength
- 46.2 – 88 MPa
- Flexural modulus
- 2461 – 3800 MPa
- HDT
- 50 – 55°C
Finishes
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Standard
Standard layered finish in various colors.
137 colors
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Sanded
Smooth sanded finish in various colors.
137 colors
Printed in PLA
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Pikachu in Bulbasaur Costume Figure
by Kenji Arai
PLA Yellow In 136 colors
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Gengar Low-Poly Pokemon Figure
by Kenji Arai
PLA Purple In 136 colors
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