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Identification & Functionality
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Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Features
With an impact strength similar and higher stiffness compared to Ultimaker ABS, Tough PLA is less brittle than regular PLA and gives a more matte surface finish quality. Heat resistance is similar to standard PLA filaments, so printed parts should not be exposed to temperatures above 60 °C.
More reliable than ABS for larger prints, with no delamination or warping. Ultimaker Tough PLA is also compatible with Ultimaker support materials (PVA and Breakaway), giving full geometric freedom when designing parts.
Applications & Uses
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Functional prototyping, tooling, manufacturing aids.
Non-suitable for Food contact and in vivo applications. Long term outdoor usage or applications where the printed part is exposed to temperatures higher than 60 °C.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Mechanical Properties
- Typical Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Electrical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Tensile Modulus (1 mm/min) | 1820 | MPa | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Stress at Yield (50 mm/min) | 37 | MPa | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Stress at Break (50 mm/min) | 37 | MPa | ISO 527 |
| Elongation at Yield (50 mm/min) | 3.1 | % | ISO 527 |
| Elongation at Break | 3.1 | % | ISO 527 |
| Flexural Strength | 78 | MPa | ISO 178 |
| Flexural Modulus | 2490 | MPa | ISO 180 |
| Izod Impact Strength, Notched (23°C) | 9 | kJ/m2 | — |
| Hardness (Durometer) | 79 | — | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Diameter | 2.85 ± 0.05 | mm | Ultra-fast CCS-based, dual-axis diameter gauge |
| Max Roundness Deviation | 0.05 | mm | Ultra-fast CCS-based, dual-axis diameter gauge |
| Net Filament Weight | 750 | g | — |
| Filament Length | ~ 96 | m | — |
| Specific Gravity | 1.22 | — | ISO 1183 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Melt Mass-Flow Rate (210°C, 2.16 kg) | 6 - 7 | g/10 min | — |
| Vicat Softening Temperature | 63 | °C | ISO 306 |
| Glass Transition (10°C/min) | 62 | °C | DSC |
| Melting Temperature | 151 | °C | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Dissipation Factor (1 Mhz) | 0.014 | — | ASTM D150-11 |
| Dielectric constant (1 MHz) | 2.62 | — | ASTM D150-11 |
Technical Details & Test Data
- Notes
Properties reported here are average of a typical batch. The 3D printed test specimens were printed in the XY plane, using the fine quality profile in Ultimaker Cura 3.1, an Ultimaker 3, a 0.4 mm AA print core, 90% infill, 0.1 mm layer height, and 205 °C nozzle temperature. The values are the average of five white specimens for the tensile, flexural, and impact tests. The Shore hardness D was measured in a 7-mm-thick square printed as indicated above with 100% infill. The electrical properties were measured on a 54-mm-diameter disk with 3 mm thickness printed in the XY plane, using the fine quality profile (0.1 mm layer height) in Ultimaker Cura 3.2.1, an Ultimaker 3, a 0.4 mm print core, and 100% infill.
- Color information
Color Color code Tough PLA Black RAL 9017 Tough PLA White RAL 9003 Tough PLA Green RAL 6038 (est.) Tough PLA Red RAL 3018