3DXTech Gen 3 CarbonX™ Carbon Fiber Reinforced PA6 Nylon Filament
The go-to material for industrial applications that require superior thermal, mechanical, and chemical resistance properties while retaining the ease of printing. Gen 3 CarbonX™ PA6+CF is made using a specialty Nylon 6 [PA6] copolymer and high-modulus carbon fiber.
This filament is ideal for anyone that desires a structural component with high modulus, improved chemical and thermal resistance, excellent surface quality, and ease of printing. Gen3 has higher HDT than our previous grades (147°C at .45MPa) allowing for expanded use in higher-temp applications.
Manufacturers recommended settings:
• Hot end: 240-270 Degrees
• Heated Bed: 80-100
• Bed Prep: Dimafix
• Nozzle: We strongly recommend a 0.4mm orifice or larger using a hardened nozzles
• Layer Height: Ideal layer height is 60% of nozzle diameter. We do not recommend printing layers below 0.25mm with carbon fiber grades. Lower than 0.25mm may create too much back pressure in the hot end and result in poor feeding, jams, drive gear clicking, and eating a notch into the filament
• Drying Specs: 90 degrees for 4 hours
• Support: Our Aquatek water soluble support works great to create complex parts.
Our finding so far while printing on the Creatbot F430 is that we can achieve good adhesion with Dimafix on a Carbon Fiber build plate. Filament requires more spring tension than normal due to the hardness of the filament which can cause slipping. Layer heights of 0.2mm are achievable.
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