Description
Light Gray PLA is the go-to color for product designers and engineers: neutral, easy on the eyes, and perfect for checking surface finish and detail. It prints with the same ease as standard PLA while keeping consistent diameter for reliable, clog-free feeding.
Why choose this filament
- Neutral gray that shows fine details clearly
- Consistent winding — no tangles, no jams
- Low warping and excellent bed adhesion
- Batch-tested and vacuum-sealed with desiccant
Specifications
| Material | PLA |
| Diameter | 1.75 mm (±0.02 mm) |
| Net weight | 1 kg |
| Density | 1.24 g/cm³ |
| Melt flow index | 6–8 g/10 min (190 °C, 2.16 kg) |
| Nozzle temperature | 190–220 °C |
| Bed temperature | 50–60 °C |
| Print speed | 40–100 mm/s |
| Recommended layer height | 0.2 mm |
| Vicat softening point | 58 °C |
| Tensile strength | 45 MPa |
| Elongation at break | 8% |
| Flexural strength | 75 MPa |
| Flexural modulus | 2800 MPa |
| Packaging | Vacuum-sealed spool + desiccant |
Printing Tips for PLA
PLA is the most forgiving filament in the range and prints well on any open-frame FDM machine. Start at 200 °C nozzle and 50 °C bed, then fine-tune in 5 °C steps if your hotend runs hot or cold. Run the part-cooling fan at full speed from the second layer for sharp overhangs and clean bridges, and leave the enclosure open — trapped heat softens the print and blunts detail.
- 0.2 mm layer height gives the best balance of speed, detail and dimensional accuracy
- A standard brass nozzle is all you need; PLA is non-abrasive
- Slow the first layer to 20–25 mm/s for reliable adhesion on glass, PEI or textured plates
Storage and Batch Quality
PLA absorbs little moisture, but a spool stored in a damp workshop will still string and pop at the nozzle. Keep unopened spools sealed with the supplied desiccant, and dry an opened spool at 45–50 °C for 4–6 hours before a long print. Every batch is mechanically wound, tangle-checked, measured for diameter across the full spool and vacuum-sealed the day it is extruded — so the spool you open in month six prints like the sample you approved.
Applications: engineering prototypes, architectural models, enclosures, visual mock-ups.
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