Compare Filaments
Rows where the filaments differ are marked and bolded.
| Spec | Polymaker LW-PLA RedPolymaker$29.99 → | colorFabb LW-PLA — RED (1.75mm, 750g)colorFabb | colorFabb LW-PLA — YELLOW (1.75mm, 750g)ColorFabb | colorFabb LW-PLA — GREEN (1.75mm, 750g)colorFabb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printing settings | ||||
| Nozzle temperature | 220–260 °C | 190–220 °C | 200–230 °C | — |
| Nozzle sweet spot | — | 210 °C | — | — |
| Bed temperature | 45–60 °C | 25–60 °C | 50–60 °C | — |
| Part cooling fan | 0–50 % | 50–100 % | — | — |
| Max print speed | — | 200 mm/s | — | — |
| High-speed capable | No | No | No | No |
| Retraction length | — | 0.8 mm | — | — |
| Retraction speed | — | 30 mm/s | — | — |
| Physical properties | ||||
| Diameter | 1.75 mm | 1.75 mm | 1.75 mm | 1.75 mm |
| Density | 0.6 g/cm³ | 1.24 g/cm³ | — | — |
| Net weight | 1000 g | 750 g | 750 g | 750 g |
| Pack quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Finish | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Mechanical properties | ||||
| Tensile strength (XY) | 24.4 MPa | — | — | — |
| Bending modulus | 1958.9 MPa | — | — | — |
| Flexural strength | 50.2 MPa | — | — | — |
| Elongation at break (XY) | 8.8 % | — | — | — |
| Thermal properties | ||||
| Glass transition (Tg) | 58.7 °C | — | — | — |
| HDT @ 0.45 MPa | 54 °C | — | — | — |
| HDT @ 1.8 MPa | 50 °C | — | — | — |
| Vicat softening | 60 °C | — | — | — |
| Melt temperature | 150.8 °C | 190 °C | — | — |
| Melt flow index | 9.21 g/10min | — | — | — |
| Composition & special properties | ||||
| Abrasive (needs hardened nozzle) | No | No | No | No |
| Water absorption | 0.4 % | — | — | — |
| HueForge & optics | ||||
| TD (transmission distance) | — | 1.8 | — | — |
| TD confidence | high | low | — | — |
| TD source | tds_pdf | filament-pass | — | — |
| Colour (hex) | #FF0000 | #E53E3E | — | — |
| Colour (CIELAB) | L 53 · a 80 · b 67 | L 52 · a 63 · b 39 | — | — |
| Storage & care | ||||
| Moisture sensitivity | low | medium | — | — |
| Drying temperature | — | 40 °C | — | — |
| Drying time | — | 4 h | — | — |
| Moisture care | — | Store in dry box. Dry at 40°C for 4h if brittle. | — | — |
| Scores & identifiers | ||||
| FilaScore | 7.9 | 6.2 | — | — |
| SKU | PA08010 | 030020 | 030021 | 030022 |
| MPN | PA08001 | — | — | — |