We published a filament guide which explains different cases about when and how to use filament.
- Combine multiple materials
- Different materials (comparison)
Each material has it’s benefits and good use, we’ll explain the differences between the filaments in short. To make it easier to compare the different filaments we also gave them rankings (scale 1…10) on their most important features.
A house printed with PLA and PVA to support the roof. The PVA (transparant) can be washed out with water.
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RCole
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I find it interesting how often we hear that PLA is not as strong as ABS. Try printing a bar of each material and hanging weights on them. I read an article about doing this in testing, so I had to try it (I like breaking things). The PLA samples held twice the weight as the ABS samples. Sure, when PLA breaks, it snaps and can even throw pieces (wear safety glasses while testing). AB has a tendency to bend then crack.
Does anyone know of tensile testing that has been done on the materials? I would gladly read more articles on tensile and compression testing to compare materials. Once I get the printer back online, I’m thinking I’ll do some of this testing myself.
