Best 3D Printing Materials
- ABS: great for printing tough and durable parts that can withstand high temperatures.
- ASA: great for outdoor applications due to its high UV, temperature, and impact resistance.
- Flexible filaments, commonly referred to as TPE or TPU, are known for their elasticity allowing the material to easily stretch and bend.
- PLA: ease-of-use, dimensional accuracy, and low cost.
- HIPS is a lightweight material most commonly used as a dissolvable support structure for ABS models.
- PET and PETG filaments: ease of printability, smooth surface finish, and water resistance.
- PVA: ability to be dissolved in water and is often used as a support material for complex prints.
- Nylon: offers high impact and abrasion resistance. It is an ideal choice for printing durable parts.
- Carbon fiber filaments contain short fibers that are infused into a PLA or ABS base material to help increase strength and stiffness.
- Polycarbonate has very high heat and impact resistance making it an ideal choice for tough environments.
- Polypropylene: great for high-cycle, low strength applications due to its fatigue resistance, semi-flexible, and lightweight characteristics.
- Metal filled filaments are providing a unique metallic finish and added weight.
- Wood filaments combine a PLA base material with cork, wood dust, or other derivatives.
- 3DJAKE
- AddNorth
- AprintaPro
- AzureFilm
- colorFabb
- Copper3D
- Extrudr
- Fiberforce
- Fiberlogy
- Fiberthree
- Formfutura
- Intamsys
- Nexeo
- Re-pet3D
- Recreus
- Spectrum
- Verbatim
- W2 Filaments
- 3DFuel
- 3DXTech
- 3Doodler
- BASF
- BCN3D
- Closed Loop Plastics
- DOW
- Dupont
- DSM
- eSUN
- Essentium
- Fillamentum
- Kodak
- Kimya
- Kai Parthy
- MatterHackers Filament
- MakerBot
- Multi3D
- NinjaTek
- Proto-Pasta
- Polymaker
- Raise3D
- SABIC
- Smart Materials 3D
- SpoolWorks
- Taulman 3D
- Ultimaker Materials
- Owens Corning XSTRAND
- Zortrax