Formfutura Volcano PLA Dark Grey 1.75mm | 750g

£35.99

colour

Item number: 8719956554728

Key Features:

High heat resistance of ≥ 95° C after annealing
Less than 0.3% shrinkage after annealing
Roughly 8 times less shrinkage compared to competitor materials available on the market
Engineered to have excellent dimensional accuracy before and after annealing
Engineered for high printing speeds of > 120mm/s
Highly crystalline immediately after extruding resulting in increased stiffness and temperature resistance
Superb mechanical properties comparable to ABS
Excellent interlayer adhesion
Biodegradable
Matte surface finish

Application

Industrial Application
Tooling and manufacturing
Functional prototypes
Jigs and fixures

Large Spool available on request

Available Weight: 2300g

Available Weight: 4500g

Available Weight: 8000g

For large spool please contact us on enquiries@vital3d.co.uk

Description

FormFutura Tough PLA is a 3D printer filament that is roughly 750% more impact resistant than regular PLA filaments. Our Tough PLA filament is a performance PLA that combines durability with ABS-like strength properties and yet it is a significantly stiffer 3D printing material than ABS filaments. Tough PLA exhibits excellent layer adhesion allowing 3D printed objects to achieve similar mechanical strength properties compared to injection molding.

Specification


Diameter	1.75mm
Tolerance	± 0.05mm
Roundness	≥ 95%
Net weight	750g

Recommendation

Temperature

Print temp: 230 - 265° C

Heat bed: 0 – 60° C

Printing Speed

Print speed: High

Fan

Fan speed: 50-100%

Surface

Closed Chamber

Not Required

Annealing

Annealing Volcano PLA

Annealing is a secondary process in which a plastic part is heated up to half of the melt temperature for a moderate period of time before letting the plastic part cool back down to room temperature. When the plastic part is reheated (annealed) like this, the material relaxes and internal stresses and/or strains are relieved resulting in improved dimensional stability, reduction/removal of dimensional distortion and defects, and improved physical and thermal properties of the printed (and annealed) plastic object.

Step 1

Preheat a convection oven at 110° C (half the melting temperature of Volcano PLA). It is highly recommended to use a thermometer to calibrate the exact temperature of your convection oven.

Preheating the oven to 110° C is extremely important as your Volcano PLA printed object will then crystalize in such a rapid timeframe that there is almost no time for the material to shrink. This results in a negligible shrinkage percentage of < 0.3% and by that Volcano PLA is unsurpassed when it comes to reduction of shrinkage after annealing.

Step 2

When the oven is preheated to a stable temperature of 110° C then quickly put your Volcano PLA printed object in the oven. Make sure to do this as quick as possible in order to keep the loss of heat reduced to a minimum. Don’t remove any supports (if used) from the printed object when putting it in the oven.

It is recommended to place the Volcano PLA printed object on a flat aluminium sheet/foil or similar flat metal object to obtain a stable/equal heat transmission.

Small objects – 20 minutes timer

For small objects with thin walls and medium infill annealing will take ± 20 minutes

Large objects – 60 minutes timer

For large objects with thick walls and medium/high infill annealing take ± 60 minutes

Step 3

When the object is annealed taking above mentioned duration into account then switch off the oven and let it cool down to room temperature. Do not remove the object before the oven has completely cooled down to room temperature!

Step 4

When the oven is cooled down completely you remove the object from the oven and remove any support material (if used). Your Volcano PLA printed object is now annealed and has all thermal and mechanical properties as displayed in the Technical Data Sheet (TDS).