Protopasta Protopasta Dusty Smoke Translucent Glitter 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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Product No. M-LD9-3Q5E

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.

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How comparable in strength is this part compared to a machined part using 316l

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This isn't a question, but MatterHackers doesn't offer any kind of feedback system, so here you go. This material is incredibly prone to warping! It's worse than abs, and more like polycarbonate. This is exacerbated by the fact the manufacturer recommends printing with 100% infill. Buyer beware, if your part won't print GREAT in abs, then don't even try this stuff. I'm happy with it otherwise, just thought they didn't put a strong enough warning on here.

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If I used a water soluble support that I removed yourself before sending it in, would that work? Would the green state survive that? If I used ABS, could I use acetone to remove/lossen it?

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What is the length or volume of filament included. I've always hated this whole buying by weight and with a filament that is 80% Stainless Steel, this spool being 3KG means nothing to me about how much I can print.

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How much shrinkage should we expect post-production?

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Can you use this material on the New Bambu Lab X-1 Carbon

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hi, as i work as a jeweler and have access to sintering equipment is there a lower cost to buy the material without the sintering ticket or is it $465 either way?

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Do you recommend printing at 100% infill?

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Is there a secondary filament the has the same printing properties Ultrafuse 316L that can be used as scaffolding during printing process with a printer like the bambu labs p1s and the ams system?

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What is the build volume on this material? How large of an object can I make?

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What is the Thermal Conductivity of the material (W/m-K)?

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If I choose to do the debinding and sintering myself. What will be the vapor production that escapes the part during heating? Is there anything that is not allowed to be released into the atmosphere?

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Does it have limited manufacturing dimensions? Does it mean that large size parts, for example 300 x 300 mm, can be produced with it?

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Should any holes/vacant areas in our parts be decreased in size by 19.82% (x and y) and 26.1% (z)? Would this end up with hole/space expanding to the originally desired size as material is removed?

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Will this product (BASF Ultrafuse 316L Metal 3D Printing Filament) work with BCN3D Sigma R19 printer?

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For 3D printers printing at an angle (e.g. 35-45 deg), should part shrinkage / adjustment be based upon the orientation of the final part in its intended form or the print direction?

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Will this be available in less exotic materials? Regular old mild steel would sure be nice. A36, 1018...something with properties similar to that.

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Is the final sintered product chemical free when exposed to heats below 1000f?

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If I use this to make small gun parts or a pistol barrel will they deny my sintering ticket and treat me like a racist white male?

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Can i use soluble support with this filament?

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Will Matterhackers be offering BASF Ultrafuse 17-4 PH in the future?

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Is the material weldable in its finished state?

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What is the weight of the plastic spool that holes the filament?

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I know a 0.6mm steel nozzle is optimal but would a 0.4mm nozzle work. How would using an 0.4mm nozzle affect prints?

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I have a makerbot method printer, equpped with a labs extruder for third party materials, if paired with makerbot engineers consultation, would it bepossible to print this material succesfully in this printer?

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1. If I print this material with a Pulse, would it be best to use an enclosure? 2. Can it print usable threads or would it be best to tap the holes after sintering?

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Will the final product be able to hold pressure? Around 50 psi

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the description says The filament contains 80percent metal and 20percent polymer. am i right? and i wonder by the meaning 80 percent and 20percent ... is this by mass or volume?

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List of compatible printers? Or is it any Printer with a hardened nozzle, +100C Bed and +-230C Head, any other minimum requirements?

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Hi, Could I print a metal, mold insert 100x100x30mm to be inserted into a standard injection mold. This core & cavity would need to meet tolerances of less than 0.1mm. Wouls you have any material strenght data of a 3D printed part. Please email me back, info@proplastics.ie

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I have a tube furnace capable of sintering stainless powder. Is there a way to schedule a consult to determine what works to keep burned off plastic from fouling my vacuum system?

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Can I use my Makerbot Replicator to print this material?

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What would a good heated chamber temp be ?

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