FDM Printing
ABS
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
ABS is a lightweight and durable thermoplastic. It is one of the most widely used thermoplastics in the world. It is a very well rounded material that is great for industrial applications and strong prototypes.
ABS comes in a wide variety of colors, check out some of the ones available below!
Color Examples
White
Black
Red
Blue
Yellow
Orange
PLA
PolyLactic Acid
PLA is one of the most widely used thermoplastics in 3d printing. It is stiffer than ABS, but lacks the temperature resistance and toughness that ABS has.
PLA comes in a wide variety of colors, check out some of the ones available below!
Color Examples
White
Black
Red
Blue
Yellow
Orange
PETG
Polyethylene Terephthalate
PETG is one the fastest growing 3d printing materials on the market. It combines the higher stiffness of PLA and toughness of PETG to form a strong and durable material. The only downside is the up to 80C temperature resistance, whilst ABS can reach 100-110C.
PETG comes in a wide variety of colors, check out some of the ones available below!
Color Examples
Black
Transparent
Blue
Yellow
NYLON
Nylon
Nylon is one of the strongest and the most durable material for 3d printing. It has resistance to breakage and wear. Nylon can also be filled to add strength, rigidity or impact resistance.
Nylon comes in two colors, Black & Transparent. Check them out below!
Color Examples
Transparent
Black
POLYCARBONATE
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate is the king of thermoplastics. It has excellent impact resistance, temperature resistance, is optically transparent and can be annealed for even greater strength properties.
Polycarbonate comes in three colors, White, Black & Transparent. Check them out below!
Color Examples
White
Black
Transparent
TPU
Thermal Polyurethane
TPU is the most pliable and compliant material available for FDM. It has a shore hardness of 95A, giving a great balance between impact resistance, resiliency and durability.
TPU comes in four colors, White, Black, Red & Blue. Check them out below!
Color Examples
White
Black
Red
Blue