Polymaker PolyTerra™ PLA Matte Filament 1.75mm 1kg

PolyTerra™ PLA is a bioplastic based 3D printing filament designed from the ground up to create the next generation of PLA, providing ease of use, printing quality, speed and reliability. It is a sustainable product sourced naturally and for every spool produced a tree is planted to give back to the earth. Matte Surface & Fun Colours - Print parts with a beautiful matte surface finish and unleash your imagination with PolyTerra™ PLA's fun and vibrant colour range. PolyTerra™ PLA renders models with excellent surface quality and features great overhang and bridging capability. Eco-sustainable Packaging – Polymaker are commitment to helping combat plastic waste, as such PolyTerra™ PLA comes on a fully recycled cardboard spool with recycled labels and box. Furthermore, Polymaker will plant one tree in Australia through the ONETREEPLANTED association for every locally sold spool of PolyTerra™ PLA. Optimized for Support - Polymaker have engineered PolyTerra™ PLA with excellent support removal properties, enabling users to more easily break away support or rafts from the surface of their prints. Jam-Free™ Technology - Polymaker have implemented their Jam-Free™ technology into PolyTerra™ PLA to improve the heat stability of the filament with softening temperatures over 100 °C. As a result, PolyTerra™ PLA filament shows minimal softening in the “cold end” and can melt rapidly once entering the heating zone, leading to excellent printing quality with zero risk of nozzle jams caused by heat creep. Improved Impact Resistance - The next generation formulation of PolyTerra™ PLA delivers parts with good mechanical properties, outperforming regular PLA filament in impact resistance. The improved impact resistance of PolyTerra™ PLA makes it a great choice for 3D printing hobby and education projects. Compatibility In Mind - PolyTerra™ PLA is compatible with a wide range of 3D printers including models from Ultimaker, Makerbot, FlashForge, Creality, Monoprice, Lulzbot, Prusa Research, Raise3D, Tiertime, and other popular extrusion based 3D printers (Heated bed may be required in some cases). Works well with common printing surfaces with no heated bed required but can sometimes be used at 40 - 50°C for better results (maximum 60°C). Uncompromised Quality - PolyTerra™ PLA filament is made with the highest quality ingredients including Ingeo® from Natureworks; a high quality PLA material produced from rapidly renewable plant resources in the US. Combining Polymakers innovative R&D technologies, compounding and extrusion systems with Natureworks Ingeo® resins produces a reliable 3D printing filament to print beautiful and accurate models. Printing Settings Nozzle Temperature 190°C - 230°C Build Plate Temperature 25°C - 60°C* *You may find lower bed temperatures (i.e 45°C) work better with PolyTerra™ PLA in comparison to higher temperatures. Build Surface Material Works well with most common build surfaces. Build Surface Treatment Typically none required. Some surfaces such as glass work best with PVA glue stick. Cooling Fan ON Printing Speed 30 mm/s - 70 mm/s Retraction The ideal retraction settings vary from printer to printer. If you find the retraction settings are causing gaps in your part, the following settings may help. Direct Drive: Retraction distance of 0.5 - 1mm with retraction speed of 20mm/s Bowden: Retraction distance of 2 - 3mm with retraction speed of 20 - 40mm/s Recommended Support Material Single Extrusion: Self Support Dual Extrusion: PolySupport™ (Easy break-away support material) Based on 0.4 mm nozzle. Printing conditions may vary with different printers and nozzle diameters. To produce flatter more dimensionally accurate parts, PolyTerra™ PLA may work best on your printer with lower bed temperatures (i.e 45 - 50°C) compared to higher temperatures (i.e 55 - 60°C +) . Specification Net Weight 1kg Material Type Matte PLA (Fully Bio Compound) Density 1.31 g/cm3 Other Features Polymakers Jam-Free™ Technology Compatibility PolyTerra™ PLA has been engineered with compatibility in mind to print excellently on a wide range of 3D printers. The Jam-Free™ technology implemented into PolyTerra™ PLA can improve compatibility with all metal hot end designs that suffer from heat creep. Of course with thousands of unique 3d printer models on the market, we can't guarantee each filament type will work with every 3D printer. Technical Data All testing specimens were printed under the following conditions: Nozzle Temperature = 200˚C, build plate temperature = 60˚C, infil = 100%, cooling fan = ON All specimens were conditioned at room temperature for 24h prior to testing. THERMAL PROPERTIES Value Testing Method Glass Transition 60.6°C DSC, 10°C/min Heat Deflection Temperature 0.45 Mpa - 57.8°C 1.8 Mpa - 52°C ISO 75 0.45MPa Vicat Softening Temperature 62.7°C ISO 306, GB/T 1633 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Value Testing Method Youngs Modulus (X-Y) 1882 ± 141 MPa ISO 527, GB/T 1040 Tensile Strength (X-Y) 20.9 ± 2.0 MPa ISO 527, GB/T 1040 Bending Strength (X-Y) 39.6 ± 1.1 MPa ISO 178, GB/T 9341 Charpy Impact Strength (X-Y) 5.7 ± 0.4 kJ/m2 ISO 179, GB/T 9343