Hello,
In Common there are no differences between the Filament-materials.
PLA is better printable and is chemical more stable.
ABS has a little bit higher Temperature, but under normal Conditions, this won’t make a difference,
I think you are most likly asking about the transparency. Here is no difference in the Filament. On all Filaments-Materials you won’t get a result like a Window-Glas.
This is mainly caused by the Printing-process where the layers are put together, which doesn’t make a optical perfect surface.
If you want to have a see-though-Glas, I would try one of the following Options (but I cannot garantee any success):
- Print with transparent ABS, afterwards put the Part in heated Aceton-Steam to make the surface better. ATTENTION: THIS IS A VERY RISKY WAY, because Aceton may easy BURN OR EXPLODE under this conditions !!!
- Print with other Material like PLA and grind the surfaces by Hand (Long work)
- CNC-Cut from Plexiglas
Kind regards
Karsten
PS.: Materials PETG like the others told are also possible, but the result won’t be better then http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0661/1353/products/MG\_8915.jpg?v=1452856846
