PLA-CF
PLA-CF is a carbon fibre filled plastic for parts where shape, appearance and stiffness are the priorities.
Base plastic: polylactic acid
Typical applications
High-quality display models, dimensionally stable prototypes, fixture concepts and rigid indoor covers.
Why PLA-CF?
The fibre filling combines high stiffness with a distinctive surface and well-defined detail.
Performance profile
- Heat deflection temperature (HDT)
- up to 91 °C
- Tensile strength
- up to 48 MPa
- Elongation at break
- up to 2 %
- Tensile modulus
- up to 4,950 MPa
Ideas for your application
Product design, exhibition and model making, and development departments needing presentable functional models.
Surface and appearance
A fine, matt fibre finish that visually softens print lines.
Designing your part to fit
Generous radii and adequate wall thicknesses improve loaded transitions. Thin snap hooks are best avoided.
Finishing and post-processing
Holes and edges can be post-processed. Coatings are possible after suitable surface preparation.
All material properties 7 properties at a glance
- Heat deflection temperature (HDT)
- up to 91 °C
- Tensile strength
- up to 48 MPa
- Tensile modulus
- up to 4,950 MPa
- Flexural modulus
- up to 6,320 MPa
- Flexural strength
- up to 89 MPa
- Elongation at break
- up to 2 %
- Density
- 1.29 g/cm³
Your idea. Your part.
Send us your file or describe your idea. You will receive an individual quotation for production.
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