CarbonX PLA+CF with 100% recycled carbon fiber.

CarbonX PLA+CF is an amazing biopolymer plus recycled CF-reinforced 3D printing filament. Made using 100% recycled carbon fiber and coupled with industry-leading PLA biopolymer from Natureworks. This filament is ideal for anyone looking for a structural part with high modulus, excellent surface quality, dimensional stability, lightweight, and ease of printing. Made in the USA!

PLA is known for its incredible ease of printing, stiffness, and extremely high visual print quality. It is ideal for prototyping, concept models, and end-use printed parts for both hobbyists and industry engineers!

The benefits of CarbonX™ PLA+CF include:

• Ideal for printing without a heated bed, no case required
• Even lower shrinkage and warpage, enhanced by carbon fiber reinforcement, this PLA prints perfectly on virtually any desktop 3D printer.
• Very low odor, perfect for 3D printing in home and office environments
• Significantly increased stiffness, modulus and dimensional stability
• Made from plants, PLA is a renewable biopolymer
• Gorgeous surface quality to make your printed parts look beautiful

Recommended print settings:

• Extruder: 190-220°C
• Bed temperature: 23-60°C
• Nozzle: We currently recommend a hardened steel nozzle with a minimum diameter of 0.4mm.
• Other: The ideal layer height is 60% of the nozzle diameter. We do not recommend printing layers smaller than 0.2mm with carbon fiber reinforced filaments.
• Bed Preparation: Magigoo Bed Preparation Sticker
• Heated room: not required
• Supports: Water-soluble AquaTek X1 USM works great for complex parts.
• Drying instructions: 65°C for 4 hours.

Carbon fiber reinforced filament

What is it? - Carbon fibers 5-10 microns wide. The fibers are aligned along the axis of the material. This, along with their physical composition, is what gives this material its excellent properties.

What does it do? - Carbon fibers demonstrate many desirable material properties: high stiffness, high tensile strength, high heat tolerance, high chemical resistance, low weight, and low thermal expansion

How does it work? - Reinforcing plastic with carbon fibers produces a 3D printing filament that features the best properties of both the carbon fibers and the chosen plastic.

What is it good for? - Ideal for all applications that require light weight and rigidity. Carbon fiber reinforced parts, designed to use less material and save weight, are extremely popular in the aerospace, civil engineering, military and motorsports industries.

Abrasive material

This material is particularly abrasive among 3D printing filaments. Users may find that standard brass nozzles get chewed up very quickly compared to standard wear. Once worn, the nozzle diameter will expand inconsistently and the printer will have extrusion issues.

For this reason, it is highly recommended that you print this material through a hardened steel nozzle rather than a softer metal. Hardened steel nozzles can often be inexpensive and easy to install, depending on your printer manufacturer's instructions.