The easiest material to print. Stiff and precise, but it softens above 55 °C.
PLA (Polylactic Acid) is a biodegradable, biocompatible thermoplastic derived from renewable sources such as corn or sugar cane. Easy to process and available in many colours, it is used for indoor decor, art and design pieces.
Typical applications
| Elastic modulus | 3.6 GPa |
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| Yield strength | 60 MPa |
| Tensile strength | 53 MPa |
| Elongation at break | 6 % |
| Density | 1.24 g/cm³ |
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| Izod impact (notched) | 16 J |
| Heat deflection temperature @0.45 MPa | 55 °C |
| Technology | Large Scale |
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| Material group | Polymers |
| Color | multicolor (on demand) |
Directional properties (XY vs Z). Like all FDM materials, it is stronger in the print plane (XY) than across layers (Z). We orient the part to the load.
Send us a photo, a sketch or the broken part. We design it and give you STEP and STL files to print on your own printer, or we print it for you.
