PCTG Premium

Excellent alternative for PET-G

Spectrum Premium PCTG filament is an excellent alternative to PET-G, which is well-known in the 3D printing world. Belonging to the same material family of copolyesters, PCTG filament offers similar ease of printing as PET-G. A very important advantage of the Premium PCTG filament is its increased impact strength, high dimensional stability and low shrinkage. Spectrum Premium PCTG filament combines the most desirable features of Tough PLA and PET-G. PCTG material has a heat deflection temperature of 76°C, as well as an excellent print surface and higher elasticity. Additional advantages include the high chemical resistance of the printed models.
Elements made using Spectrum Premium PCTG transparent colours have higher clarity than their counterparts made using PET-G. This means that it is possible to achieve an effect close to transparency with few external contours.

A heated build chamber is not required for printing.

Technical data

Material:
PCTG
Available diameter:
1.75 / 2.85 [mm]
Diameter tolerance:
+/- 0.03 [mm]
Density:
1.27 g/cm3
Thermal resistance:
HDT B - 76°C
Surface finish:
shiny
Verify your spool:
YES (course of diameter online graph - on the entire length of the spool, mean diameter, ovality, standard deviation individually for each manufactured spool)

How to use

Nozzle temperature:
250-270°C
Bed temperature:
60-100°C
Recommended printing speed:
40-110 mm/s
Recommended shell thickness:
0.40 - 2.70mm
Recommended layer height:
0.05 - 0.30mm
Cooling:
75-100%
Closed chamber for printing:
not necessary
Dry box recommended:
no
Ruby or hardened nozzle recommended:
no
Adhesive:
not necessary (for increased adhesion or to prevent warping: Dimafix, 3DLac, Magigoo)

Material characteristics

  • heat deflection temperature (HDT) 76°C
  • higher impact strength than premium PET-G
  • higher transparency than premium PET-G (applies to transparent colours)
  • ease of printing, processing and finishing
  • chemical resistance,
  • high dimensional accuracy of the printed elements
  • hydrophobic, odourless
  • excellent print surface

Applications

  • visual and functional prototyping
  • goodness of fit tests
  • conceptual models
  • production tooling
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Verify Your Spool

Check the course of diameter on the entire length of the spool, ovality, mean diameter and standard deviation for each manufactured spool individually.

Where to buy

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A wide range of products

Wide portfolio consisting of over 50 filaments with a versatile range of properties and applications, divided into three segments: desktop easy-to-use, industrial grade and high performance.

High quality

Innovation, extrusion know-how and highest quality filaments are the pillars of Spectrum philosophy. Our team is working continously on the development of new materials and their applications.

European made

All filaments from our portfolio are in-house made. We use modern production lines equipped with non-standard solutions to obtain highest quality final product.

Professional technical support

Our qualified support team helps at every stage from material selection to the 3D printing process.

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