Filament density and cost per gram
Density from the makers' datasheets and price per gram from their stores, for PLA, PETG, ASA, ABS and TPU, with what a print costs in plastic.
- PLAPLA density from Bambu Lab and Polymaker datasheets, the price per gram from the makers' own stores, and what a 310 g dragon costs in plastic.
- PETGPETG density from Bambu Lab, Polymaker and Prusament datasheets, the price per gram from the makers' stores, and the plastic in a 120 g bracket.
- ASAASA density runs from 1.05 to 1.13 g/cm³ across makers' datasheets. The price per gram from their stores, and the plastic in a 480 g fixture.
- ABSABS density from Bambu Lab and Polymaker datasheets, the price per gram from Bambu Lab's store, and the plastic in a 250 g enclosure lid.
- TPUTPU 95A density from Bambu Lab and Elegoo, the price per gram from their stores, and what a 30 g phone case costs in flexible filament.
- PLA vs PETG: strength, heat and costPLA starts to bend under load at 57 °C and PETG at 71 °C. Compare strength, print settings, drying and price per gram from Bambu Lab's datasheets.
- PLA vs ABS: strength, heat and costPLA starts to bend under load at 57 °C and ABS at 87 °C. Compare strength, print settings, drying and price per gram from Bambu Lab's datasheets.
- ABS vs PETG: strength, heat and costABS starts to bend under load at 87 °C and PETG at 71 °C. Compare strength, print settings, drying and price per gram from Bambu Lab's datasheets.
- ABS vs ASA: strength, heat and costABS starts to bend under load at 87 °C and ASA at 100 °C. Compare strength, print settings, drying and price per gram from Bambu Lab's datasheets.
- ASA vs PETG: strength, heat and costASA starts to bend under load at 100 °C and PETG at 71 °C. Compare strength, print settings, drying and price per gram from Bambu Lab's datasheets.
Keep these numbers for every print
Printyard runs this arithmetic on your phone at the machine and on the web: every quote itemised, every roll to the gram, and a month with the fees and the failed prints already taken out.
