Materials
Nylon carbon fibre
On requestVery stiff, very tough. On request, five working days.
Nylon with carbon fibre. The strongest and most heat resistant material here, used for parts that would otherwise be machined from aluminium. Printed to order, so allow five working days.
Printed to order. Allow five working days.
At a glance
Price£0.22 per g
StrengthVery high
Max working temperature120 °C
Layer heights0.12, 0.2, 0.28 mm
Colours in stock1
Outdoor useYes
Density1.17 g/cm³
Figures from the filament manufacturer, measured at 100% infill. Printed parts are weaker across the layers.
Photo: a part printed in Nylon carbon fibre, close enough to see the layers, white background
When to choose it, and when not to
Good for
- Gears and load-bearing brackets
- Parts near engines and motors
- Anything that would otherwise be machined
Not the right choice for
- Anything that just needs to be cheap
- Very fine detail
How it's printed
Nozzle0.4 mm hardened steel
Nozzle temperature280 °C
Bed90 °C, enclosed
FilamentDried for 12 hours before every job
Colours in stock
Carbon black