Polycarbonate (PC) (FDM, UltiMaker PC, conditioned)

UltiMaker PC is a polycarbonate filament grade printed by fused deposition modeling, here in the conditioned state, equilibrated with ambient humidity rather than tested dry off the printer. Polycarbonate needs high nozzle and bed temperatures and an enclosed build space, because its shrinkage on cooling causes warping and residual stress, and the filament must be dried before printing. Printed parts are anisotropic and weakest across the layer interfaces, with visible layer lines and none of the optical clarity of molded PC. They are used as tough functional prototypes, jigs, fixtures, housings and parts exposed to moderate heat. Every value on this page is read from UltiMaker'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.