High Temperature Polycarbonate-ABS Alloy

PC/ABS Alloy Filament

$5.00 USD $5.50 USD
PCA1170-BLK

Protopasta Polycarbonate-ABS Alloy is an incredibly tough material designed for strong, resilient parts.  Properties are excellent and greatly improved over standard ABS. 

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Technical data sheets available for download here. 

Safety Data Sheets

Safety data sheets available for download here.

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Returns

At ProtoPlant's discretion, returns and replacements will be accepted within 90 days of purchase.  Please check the material label before opening your product.  Only sealed product can be returned. Shipping of items for exchange or refund is paid by the customer. More information about returns and replacements can be found in our terms and conditions. 



Prop 65: This product contains chemicals, Ethylbenzene, Acrylonitrile, and 1,3-Butadiene, which are known to the State of CA to cause cancer. This product contains a chemical, 1,3-Butadiene, which is known to the State of CA to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

High performance material for high performance hardware.

Heated bed and all-metal hotend recommended!

Processing is more challenging. For best results, a heated bed is required to control warpage and improve layer adhesion. Cross-sectional area should be minimized.

  • Available in 1.75 mm and 2.85 (3) mm diameters, black or natural color
  • 500g is on a 8" diameter spool

PC-ABS is moisture sensitive. Even when stored in a bag with desiccant, drying in an oven for ~ 1hr at 85C-95C may be required for bubble free high strength prints.

In our experience, good results are achieved when printing small parts at 270-290C on a heated bed at 110C up to 140C. For larger prints with good layer adhesion and minimal distortion, an enclosure is ideal.


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LC
03/03/2022
Linda C. Bailey
United States United States
I recommend this product

Great results at very high temperature

Printed at 268*C — as hot as my printer goes. Used glue stick on glass for adhesion. Produced a great temperature-resistant motor mount for 3D printed electric RC plane. No warping. Great layer adhesion. Nice looking part.

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PJ
02/02/2021
Paul J.
United States United States

Good stuff

Excellent experience

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EM
06/04/2020
Eric M.

PC-ABS Great Material

We had an application that needed to deal with fairly high temps without deflection or softening. The print was to resemble a spark plug boot and hide a modern coil-on-plug ignition system. The angles and overhangs of the part made printing a bit tricky but this filament, after being dialed in, performed beautifully. The final product received a black topcoat and matte 2k clear finish and as a result required some post processing. The filament sands well and both myself and the customer couldn't be happier with the end result. Printed using an E3D hotend with 0.4mm Nozzle X Layer height 0.2 Print temps around 280c Heated bed 3/8 inch aluminum plate with borosilicate glass and PEI heated to 105c These are fairly small parts so warping and bed adhesion wasn't an issue. Layer bonding is very strong these work as a snap fit and require some flex. With the correct layer orientation haven't seen any delamination or cracking. Filament has exactly the properties I was looking for.

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DR
03/11/2020
David R.
United States United States

Very good mechanical material

I've been trying high-strength materials recently and this is one of the best. It's not quite as stiff as polycarbonate, but it doesn't take a 300-degree extruder either. In fact, it has been working well at 265, with the layers fully bonded. (I'm not sure of the calibration of my thermistor--I think it reads high, maybe as much as 10 degrees.) With the bed at 110 it adheres well enough (on PEI, or on Kapton with Magigoo) for the small parts I've been making, but it is probably not enough for something large. I'm finding that you can get a good working temperature for most of these materials by turning it up until the chemical smell becomes obvious. Below that point they're usually not quite bonded.

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VM
10/09/2018
valerie m.
United States

Excellent

Just as described, high quality material from a great manufacturer!

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