PLA

PLA

PLA

Product catalog summary
Chemical Name and Description: The document details the properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA), specifically Ultimaker PLA filament, which is known for its reliability and good surface quality. It is made from organic and renewable sources, making it safe and easy to print with, suitable for both novice and advanced users.
Key Features: Ultimaker PLA offers good tensile strength and surface quality, is easy to work with at high print speeds, and is user-friendly for both home and office environments. It allows for the creation of high-resolution parts and is available in a wide range of colors.
Applications: The filament is suitable for household tools, toys, educational projects, show objects, prototyping, architectural models, and lost casting methods to create metal parts.
Non-Suitable Applications: It is not suitable for food contact, in-vivo applications, long-term outdoor usage, or applications where the printed part is exposed to temperatures higher than 50°C.
Filament Specifications: The diameter is 2.85±0.10 mm with a maximum roundness deviation of 0.10 mm. The net filament weight is available in 350 g or 750 g, with filament lengths of approximately 44 m or 95 m.
Color Options: The filament is available in various colors, each with a specific RAL color code, including Green, Black, Silver Metallic, White, Transparent, Orange, Blue, Magenta, Red, Yellow, and Pearl White.
Mechanical Properties: The document provides detailed mechanical properties such as tensile modulus (2346.5 MPa), tensile stress at yield (49.5 MPa), tensile stress at break (45.6 MPa), elongation at yield (3.3%), elongation at break (5.2%), flexural strength (103.0 MPa), flexural modulus (3150.0 MPa), and Izod impact strength (5.1 kJ/m2).
Thermal Properties: The melt mass-flow rate is 6.09 g/10min, with a glass transition temperature of approximately 60°C and a melting temperature range of 145-160°C. The specific gravity is 1.24.
Disclaimer: The document includes a disclaimer stating that the properties reported are averages of a typical batch and that Ultimaker is constantly working on extending the TDS data. It also notes that specifications are subject to change without notice.
Version Information: The document is version 3.011, dated 16/05/2017.
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Catalog excerpts

PLA-1

Technical UltiMaker Chemical name Description Polylactic acid Ultimaker PLA filament provides a no-hassle 3D printing experience thanks to its reliability and good surface quality. Our PLA is made from organic and renewable sources. It's safe, easy to print with and it serves a wide range of applications for both novice and advanced users. Good tensile strength and surface quality, easy to work with at high print speeds, user-friendly for both home and office environments, PLA allows the creation of high-resolution parts. There is a wide range of color options available. Household tools, toys, educational projects, show objects, prototyping, architectural models, as well as lost casting methods to create metal parts. Food contact and in-vivo applications. Long term outdoor usage or applications where the printed part is exposed to temperatures higher than 50 °C. Filament specifications Diameter Max roundness deviation Net filament weight Filament length Value Method Color information Color code PLA Transparent PLA Orange PLA Blue PLA Magenta PLA Red PLA Yellow PLA Pearl White Technical data sheet — Ultimaker PLA

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PLA-2

Tensile modulus Tensile stress at yield Tensile stress at break Injection molding 3D printing Typical value Test method Typical value Izod impact strength, notched (at 23°C) - - 5.1 kJ/m2 Charpy impact strength (at 23°C) - - - Test method ISO 527 (1 mm/min) ISO 527 (50 mm/min) ISO 527 (50 mm/min) ISO 527 (50 mm/min) ISO 527 (50 mm/min) ISO 178 ISO 178 ISO 180 Durometer Thermal properties Melt mass-flow rate (MFR) Heat deflection (HDT) at 0.455 MPa Heat deflection (HDT) at 1.82 MPa Glass transition Coefficient of thermal expansion Melting temperature Thermal shrinkage...

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PLA-3

Notes Properties reported here are average of a typical batch. The 3D printed test specimens were printed in the XY plane, using the normal quality profile in Cura 2.1, an Ultimaker 2+, a 0.4mm nozzle, 90% infill, 210 ˚C nozzle temperature and 60 ˚C build plate temperature. The values are the average of 5 white and 5 black specimens for the tensile, flexural, and impact tests. The Shore hardness D was measured in a 7-mm-thick square printed in the XY plane, using the normal quality profile in Cura 2.5, an Ultimaker 3, a 0.4 mm print core and 100% infill. Ultimaker is constantly working on extending...

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