Protopasta Protopasta Mermaid's Tale Metallic Teal HTPLA Filament - 1.75mm (0.5kg)
Protopasta HTPLA combines the ease of PLA 3D printing with the ability to heat-treat your parts post-printing to increase their stiffness at higher temperatures. It can be heat treated in an oven at 100-120C (200-250F) to increase stiffness and reduce warping with the best results seen on flat and/or supported parts with 100% infill.
- Prints easily like PLA
- No Hardened Nozzle
- Easy Heat Treat Process
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Heat Treat for Great Performance
PLA and HTPLA are great for many applications, just exactly as they're printed, but once they're stored above 50C, they start to break down. Luckily, the HT is for Heat Treat! Or is it High Temp? Either way, it's a huge improvement to the part's thermal stability--up to three times standard PLA, or non-annealed HTPLA.
Simply place your printed part in your oven for a few minutes (larger parts will need longer times) at 100 - 120C (200 - 250F), and the material will crystallize and become much stiffer. Keep in mind this may warp some architectures of printed parts, so experimentation is required. Best results are with flat and/or supported parts with 100% infill.
HTPLA could be the solution to your printing needs.
No hardened nozzle required
Many composite materials require a hardened nozzle, but not this filament! This material prints perfectly with a standard brass nozzle without any additional wear compared to standard filaments. This material is perfect for those who want to expand their filament library without having to make hardware changes on their printer, as it offers expanded possibilities without any drawbacks or complications.
Questions
Can this be printed on pei or pex with glue stick or wolfbite?
I recently donated my last glass build plate printer, and many newer midrange printers are using spring steel to help with the auto leveling sensor. I see that PAHT-CF needs thick glass or Garolite, but is it possible to use 3 coats of Magigoo PC on PEI and get a good print with 105C bed and enclosure?
Is this PA6, PA12, or something else? Also, what is its impact strength (kJ/m^2)?
Should PAHT-CF be printed with the cabinet door open or closed? I am printing with Bambu X1E. Thank you! Dan
is it printable by Markforged mark 2 gen2 printer ?
Is this material a PPA instead of PA? PPA has much better solvent resistance and that's what I'm most interested in.
How does this compare in strength and print ability to NylonX?
Will this require a nozzle larger than .4mm?
What color is this?
What is the density of this material compared to NylonX? How is the finish quality? Strength of this material compared to NylonX?
How does this compare to NylonX?
What glue works best with PAHT? i almost always need to glue several parts together.
Magigoo PA works great for every nylon based print I’ve tried. Using it for regular MH nylon and a different brand of PA-CF and it works great. Sometimes need to heat the bed up to max temp for a few seconds, then let it cool to room temp; it basically falls off with little effort after that.
I’m using a UM3X with glass plate, Magigoo PA, 3dSolex ruby AA core, and Bondtech DDG v2 extruders.