Filament guide
Every common FDM material, what it is good at, and what it is not.
The default filament
190–220 °C · 50–60 °C · 1.24 g/cm³
Easy Open frame OK
PLA with additives that improve toughness and layer bonding
205–225 °C · 55–65 °C · 1.24 g/cm³
Easy Open frame OK
The best all-round functional filament for most people
230–250 °C · 70–85 °C · 1.27 g/cm³
Moderate Open frame OK
A classic engineering plastic with high heat resistance and the ability to be smoothed with acetone
240–260 °C · 95–110 °C · 1.04 g/cm³
Hard Enclosure
ABS with far better UV and weather resistance
240–260 °C · 95–110 °C · 1.07 g/cm³
Hard Enclosure
Flexible, rubber-like filament
220–240 °C · 40–60 °C · 1.21 g/cm³
Hard Open frame OK
Extremely strong, tough, and wear resistant
250–280 °C · 70–90 °C · 1.14 g/cm³
Expert Enclosure
One of the strongest and most heat resistant filaments available
270–310 °C · 100–120 °C · 1.2 g/cm³
Expert Enclosure
A styrene-based filament often used as a soluble support material for ABS, since it dissolves in limonene
230–250 °C · 90–110 °C · 1.04 g/cm³
Tricky Enclosure
A water-soluble support material for PLA and PETG
190–210 °C · 50–60 °C · 1.23 g/cm³
Tricky Open frame OK
PLA filled with short carbon fibres
200–230 °C · 50–60 °C · 1.3 g/cm³
Moderate Open frame OK
Carbon-fibre PETG: stiff, strong, and still reasonably tough
240–265 °C · 70–85 °C · 1.35 g/cm³
Tricky Open frame OK
Carbon-fibre reinforced nylon
260–300 °C · 80–100 °C · 1.2 g/cm³
Expert Enclosure
PLA blended with wood particles
190–220 °C · 50–60 °C · 1.28 g/cm³
Moderate Open frame OK
A firmer TPU (Shore 95A) that behaves more like a tough rigid plastic with some give
220–240 °C · 40–60 °C · 1.21 g/cm³
Tricky Open frame OK