PC (Polycarbonate)

Material Info

About

PC (Polycarbonate) is a high-performance 3D printing filament made from polycarbonate, offering exceptional strength, toughness, and heat resistance for demanding applications. Its superior mechanical properties and excellent printability make it ideal for functional prototypes, durable end-use parts, and engineering-grade projects. A wide variety of colors is available and can be printed at request through our Sales team.

Files are oriented by our team to balance strength, surface finish, and minimal supports. Final orientation is chosen for the best overall result.

Color & Finishes

White
Black
Custom Contact Sales
Order minimum $300 per color.

Print Mode - Light
Prints with 0.8mm Shell thickness and 15% Infill

Print Mode - Medium
Prints with 1.2mm Shell thickness and 35% Infill

Print mode - Strong
Prints with 1.6mm Shell thickness and 70% Infill

Print mode - Solid
Prints fully solid models

Technology

• Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
  FDM PC Technical Datasheet FDM PC SDS

Material Properties

• Tensile modulus (ISO 527): 2435 ± 63 MPa
• Tensile strength (ISO 527): 53.44 ± 0.60 MPa
• Elongation at break (ISO 527): 4.53 ± 0.45 %
• Flexural modulus (ISO 178): 2050 ± 79 MPa

Description

• Lightweight yet Strong: PC is lighter than many other plastics while providing superior strength. Making it a versatile choice for various applications
• Exceptional Impact Resistance: PC is renowned for its ability to withstand significant impact. Making it ideal for protective applications like safety goggles
• Chemical Resistance: The material’s resistance to a wide range of chemicals expands its usability in industrial and medical applications

Design Guidelines

Bounding Box

• Maximum Bounding Box: 300x300x300 mm
• Minimum Bounding Box: 10 x 10 x 1 mm

The bounding box is a 3D imaginary outline of a box that encloses the smallest area occupied by your model. Your model must be within the minimum and maximum bounding box sizes. If the size of the model is close to the maximum bounding box, then the printing orientation will be restricted.

Walls

• Supported Walls: 0.8 mm
• Unsupported Walls: 1 mm

A supported wall is connected at least on two sides of the wall, while an unsupported wall is connected only on one side of the wall. Walls that do not meet the minimum requirements may not survive printing and cleaning processes. Additionally, models may still be rejected based on the wall geometry of the model. Please consider the size of your model and reinforce the walls or add support structures as needed as minimum guidelines will not always be adequate for large models.

Wires

• Supported Wires: 1.5 mm
• Unsupported Wires: 1.5 mm

A wire is a circular, rectangular or even triangular feature that is thinner in its unconnected directions than its length. A supported wire is connected at least on two sides of the model, while an unsupported wire is connected on one side of the model. Wires that do not meet the minimum requirements may not survive printing and cleaning processes. Additionally, models may still be rejected based on the wire geometry of the model. Please consider the size of your model and reinforce the wires or add support structures as needed as minimum guidelines will not always be adequate for large models.

Details

• Embossed Details: 0.2 mm
• Engraved Details: 0.2 mm

For text, the ratio between width and depth, should be 1:1 and sans-serif fonts are preferred for line weight consistency.

Clearance

• Minimum:
  • 0.50 mm loose fit
  • 0.40 mm normal fit
  • 0.25 mm tight fit

Clearance is the space between two individual parts in a model. If the space among the individual parts do not meet the minimum clearance, then parts can fuse together or can be difficult to clean. This is important for movable pieces like hinges, gears, etc.

Sprues

• Not supported: Sprues are wires that keep two or more parts together. Parts should be connected with a minimum of two sprues each. Please consider the size of your sprues and increase them as needed as minimum guidelines will not always be adequate for large models. If the sprues are within the guidelines and are broken, but there is no damage to your model, we will still ship them as is.

Interlocking & Enclosed Parts

• Interlocking: Supported
• Enclosed: Not supported

Multiple Parts

• Supported

Accuracy

• ±0.1 mm to ±0.3 mm

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