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PLA (FDM, Prusa Research Prusament PLA)

· Prusament PLA

Prusa Research Prusament PLA is a polylactic acid filament grade printed by fused deposition modeling, extruded through a heated nozzle as beads laid down layer by layer. Printed parts are anisotropic, with weaker bonding between layers than along the beads, and show visible layer lines and small voids between beads. PLA warps little, so it prints readily without an enclosed chamber, though overhangs need removable supports. Parts are used for prototypes, fit-check models, jigs, fixtures and housings that see modest temperatures and loads. Every value on this page is read from Prusa Research's own material data sheet — quoted, cited and dated — and is the maker's statement about printed material, not a measurement by MatWorld; none has yet been reviewed by a person.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Flexural Modulus(Ef)2 entries	3.100 range 3.000–3.200	GPa	ISO 178 · XY
↳	3.200 range 3.100–3.300	GPa	Vertical xz · ISO 178
Flexural Strength (MOR)(σf)2 entries	83.00 range 77.00–89.00	MPa	ISO 178 · XY
↳	99.00 range 98.00–100.0	MPa	Vertical xz · ISO 178
Hardness (Shore D)(Shore D)	81.00	Shore D	notes
Yield Strength (0.2% offset)(σy)3 entries	57.00 range 56.00–58.00	MPa	Tensile Yield Strength for Filament · ISO 527
↳	51.00 range 48.00–54.00	MPa	ISO 527-1 · XY
↳	59.00 range 57.00–61.00	MPa	Vertical xz · ISO 527-1
Young's Modulus(E)2 entries	2.300 range 2.200–2.400	GPa	ISO 527-1 · XY
↳	2.400 range 2.300–2.500	GPa	Vertical xz · ISO 527-1

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Glass Transition Temperature(Tg)	330.7 range 328.2–333.2	K	notes
Heat Deflection Temperature(HDT)2 entries	328.2	K	0.45 MPa load · ISO 75
↳	328.2	K	1.8 MPa load · ISO 75
Melting Point / Solidus(Tm)	438.2 range 423.2–453.2	K	notes
Maximum Service Temperature(Tmax)	328.2	K	notes

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Density(ρ)	1.240	kg/m³	ISO 1183
Water Absorption(WA)2 entries	0.1300	%	24°C · Moisture Absorption in 24 hours
↳	0.1900	%	24°C · Moisture Absorption in 7 days

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