PLA Material - Translucent

At a glance: 

PLA (Polylactic Acid) is probably the easiest material to work with when you first start printing. PLA is a biodegradable thermoplastic that has been derived from renewable resources such as corn starch and sugar canes. This makes PLA environmentally friendly and very safe to work with.

Product Code: 400317
Weight: 1 kg
Dimensions (mm): 220 × 220 × 120
Availability: 
Up to 1 week from receipt of payment
Price: €61.00
Product Overview

PLA (Polylactic Acid) is probably the easiest material to work with when you first start printing. PLA is a biodegradable thermoplastic that has been derived from renewable resources such as corn starch and sugar canes. This makes PLA environmentally friendly and very safe to work with.

PLA also has a very sharp glass transition point so if you use a fan to cool it, on printing it will set to solid very quickly. This has the advantage of achieving a greater range of geometries than are possible with other plastics. It also reduces the thermal stress on the printed part - warping becomes less of an issue in larger parts when you print with PLA.

Finishing
PLA does not require any curing or post-production treatment, however should you wish to, PLA can be sanded and coated with automotive spray filler. PLA can also be painted over with acrylic paint.

Technical specs

 

POLYMER PROPERTIES

PLA SOLID

PLA TRANSLUCENT

Print temperature

210-225oC

210-220oC

Raft temperature

190oC

190oC

First layer temperature

200oC

200oC

Print base material

MDF/Acrylic

MDF/Acrylic

Raft required

Optional

Optional

Filament diameter

3mm

3mm

Spool capacity

1kg (equal to 49 cubic inches)

1kg (equal to 49 cubic inches)

Minimum wall thickness 2.5mm (1/10th inch) on walls over 75mm (3inch) long in either the x or y axis. Shrinkage and warping can occur on models and is purely geometry dependent.

When using a Rapman, BFB3000 or 3DTouch machine we recommend limiting ABS prints to 100mm (x) by100mm (y) and PLA prints to 200mm (x) by 200mm (y). Larger prints may be accomplished within the constraints of the machine depending on geometry.

 

Getting started

Please note: PLA can absorb moisture from the air. For optimum performance and preservation, store in a dry environment.

What's in the box

1kg PLA material rolled onto a spool

Reviews

PLA is in fact better to use

Submitted by Raizer04 on Tue, 2012-12-11 08:00.

PLA is in fact better to use with bigger structures when 3d printing. Warping is kept to a minmum and it doesnt smell like burning plastic. I give this a 10 out of 10 stars.