FLASHFORGE Carbon Fiber PLA Filament 1.75mm Midnight Blue, Reinforced 3D Printer Filament 1kg, Lightweight & High-Strength PLA-CF Filament, Strong & Easy to Print
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Product Details
- Enhanced Strength and Rigidity: The carbon fiber content in PETG-CF substantially increases the mechanical strength and rigidity of printed parts, making it perfect for load-bearing and high-strength applications.
- Superior Heat Resistance: Compared to regular PETG, PETG-CF offers significantly improved heat resistance. This makes it suitable for use in high-temperature environments, where printed parts need to withstand heat, such as in automotive, electronics, and machinery applications.
- Excellent Wear Resistance: The inclusion of carbon fiber enhances the wear resistance of PETG-CF, making printed parts more resistant to abrasion. This is especially useful for producing high-friction parts like gears, bearings, and sliders.
- Tensile and Impact Resistance: Carbon fiber reinforcement boosts PETG-CF's tensile strength and impact resistance. This makes printed parts more durable under stress and impact, ensuring they maintain their structural integrity in tough conditions.
- Stable Printing Performance: PETG-CF combines the ease of printing inherent to PETG with the benefits of carbon fiber. It reduces warping and deformation during the printing process, resulting in more stable prints with better dimensional accuracy and smoother surfaces.
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Printing FLASHFORGE PLA-CF
FLASHFORGE PLA-CF in Blue is PLA filled with chopped carbon fiber, and this listing is a 1kg spool. The fibers make parts stiffer and more dimensionally stable than plain PLA, but they are abrasive, so a hardened nozzle is mandatory (see nozzle compatibility below). The ranges below are for PLA-CF, which usually prints a little hotter than plain PLA. PLA-CF is best suited to stiff, matte display pieces, desk and camera accessories, and light-duty brackets that never see heat. Brands and even individual spools vary, so treat these as starting points and run a quick temperature tower to lock in the sweet spot for your printer.
Ranges checked against Bambu Lab and Polymaker data. Heat resistance is the heat deflection temperature (HDT). Read our carbon fiber filament guide for bed adhesion, drying, troubleshooting, and material-specific tips.
Nozzle Compatibility
Carbon fiber is abrasive and wears brass (and stainless) nozzles out of round, sometimes within a single spool. Use hardened steel or another wear resistant nozzle such as ruby or tungsten carbide. With hardened steel, start about 5 to 10°C hotter than you would with brass.
Based on Bambu Lab and Prusa guidance. More in our carbon fiber filament guide and nozzle types guide.