Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) is a commonly used thermoplastic as it is lightweight and can both be injection molded and extruded. It has better mechanical properties than HDPE and less brittle than PLA but handles higher temperatures better for applications such as extruder's and X-carriages setups without a fan.

ABS is good because it is easier to buy and requires less force to extrude than PLA as it has a lower coefficient of friction. This makes its extrusion characteristics better for small parts, compared to PLA. The downside of ABS is that it has to be extruded at a higher temperature: Its glass transition temperature is ~105 °C. ABS is amorphous and therefore has no true melting point, however 230°C is the standard for printing.

melting temperature: 230°C -240°C
The heated bed temperature is depending on what printing surface you are using such as.
Kapton sticker: 110°C
3Dlac: 60°C

HIPS (Hi-Impact PolyStyrene) Is a thermoplastic based on petroleum with a lot of resemblance to ABS. This means HIPS is also a very strong material that is highly weather-resistant. HIPS does have lower shrinkage and better layer bonding. It also a very good support material because it completely dissolves in D-limonene. It's the perfect support material for ABS.

PETG
Melting temperature: 245 °C
Nozzle temperature:  245°C - 250°C
Heated bed temperature: 30°C

Polylactic acid or polylactide called PLA is a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester made of renewable resources like corn or starch. PLA has a relative low melting temperature, 175°C, and is a very hard material. You can use it for the most common prints and is easy to print with.

Temperature settings

You only can print with the right temperature settings. The temperature setting can be different on your type of extruder. This is depending on the heat transfer from the extruder to the filament so you can use this as guideline but please adjust it to your own extruder.

Melting temperature: 175 °C
Nozzle temperature:  190°C - 200°C
Heated bed temperature: 30°C

FLEX
Are you looking for filament that is flexible and easy to print? Look no further, Real Flex is your match!
It prints at low temperatures (195 – 200 deg C), won't warp (even without a heated bed!) and has unprecedented usage with a bowden system.*

Real Flex also gives you the:
-Environmentally friendliness of PLA;
-Weather resistance, layer bonding and surface gloss of PETG.
-Flexibility of rubber / TPC.

Look no further and buy your Flex today! For more information about the technical features just download the MSDS.

*We recommend a well-enclosed filament feed system that minimizes gaps between the extruder and hotend where the filament could kink.


PVA
Great for printing supports, easy to remove with just some warm water.

Typical print temperature range: 180 - 205
Diameter: 2.85mm (+/-0.1mm)

Do not exceed the 225 degrees as this will cause the filament to loose it's properties.