diff --git a/notes/3D printing/Filament.md b/notes/3D printing/Filament.md index 1c5a882..c78d950 100644 --- a/notes/3D printing/Filament.md +++ b/notes/3D printing/Filament.md @@ -126,4 +126,16 @@ Nylon filaments are engineering filaments. They're difficult to print but have e - Durable enough to act as a viable alternative to machined aluminum ### PA-PETG (Nylon PET alloy) -Often called tough PETG or low temp nylon, PA-PETG is meant to serve as bo \ No newline at end of file +Often called tough PETG or low temp nylon, PA-PETG is meant to serve as both a step up from PETG and a more accessible nylon alternative. +- Bad warping, poor bed adhesion +- Often just better to use nylon *or* PETG + +# Polycarbonate (PC) +- In the real world, polycarbonate is used to make bulletproof glass. While FDM polycarbonate is not bulletproof, many of the properties of polycarbonate still apply. + +| Pros | Cons | +| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| - One of the toughest, stiffest filaments
- Extremely high temp resistance
- Does not shatter | - Extremely high moisture retention
- Prints above 300C
- Difficult to print | +## Variants +### PC-CF (Carbon Fiber Polycarbonate) +- Record setting stiffness, prints can withstand hundreds of kilos \ No newline at end of file