Characteristics:

• Wide range of colors
• Easy to print
• High success rate
• Repeatability
• Unique properties
• Relatively low printing temperatures
• Non/extremely low warpage/shrinkage

PLA UltraFuse

Ultrafuse PLA is polylactic acid, a biodegradable polymer with a low melting point. It is an easy-to-print material and Ultrafuse PLA provides consistent print results. This most popular 3D printing material is available in a wide range of RAL colors and translucent variants.

When properly cooled, PLA has a faster maximum print speed, lower layer heights, and sharper printed corners. The combination of this with low print warpage makes it a popular plastic for makers, prosumers, and schools.

Tips and Tricks

• Printing temperature: 210-220 degrees
• Heated bed: 60 degrees
• Printing speed: 30-80mm/s

Material properties

• Tensile strength (MPa): 21.2 (ZX), 34.7 (XY)
• Flexural modulus (MPa): 1715 (ZX), 1708 (XZ), 1860 (XY)
• Elongation at break: 1.2% (ZX), 4.2% (XY)
• Izod impact strength with notch (kJ/m2): 1.6 (ZX), 2.1 (XZ), 3.3 (XY)
• Unnotched Izod impact strength (kJ/m2): 4.7 (ZX), 9.6 (XZ), 11.0 (XY)
• HDT at 0.45 MPa: 65 oC

BASF Quality Control

The best available raw materials are selected from renowned suppliers. Production on state-of-the-art computer-controlled machinery ensures a truly consistent filament, even between colors and batches. It will perform as expected every time.

All BASF products are 100% traceable back to the source.