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Filament temperature and drying chart

What each maker's datasheet says to print and dry each plastic at, with the heat a finished part can take. Filter by plastic and switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit.

Maker and productNozzleBedDryingHeat deflection
PLA
Bambu Lab · PLA Basic190–230 °C35–45 °C50 °C, 8 h57 °C
Polymaker · PolyLite PLA190–230 °C25–60 °C55 °C, 6 h60 °C
PETG
Bambu Lab · PETG Basic230–260 °C65–75 °C65 °C, 8 h71 °C
Polymaker · PolyLite PETG230–260 °C70–80 °C65 °C, 6 h78 °C
ASA
Bambu Lab · ASA240–270 °C80–100 °C80 °C, 8 h100 °C
Polymaker · Polymaker ASA230–260 °C75–95 °C70 °C, 7 hNot stated
ABS
Bambu Lab · ABS240–270 °C80–100 °C80 °C, 8 h87 °C
Polymaker · PolyLite ABS245–265 °C90–100 °C70 °C, 6 h100 °C
TPU
Bambu Lab · TPU 95A HF220–240 °C30–35 °C70 °C, 8 hNot stated

From each maker’s datasheet, for a forced-air drying oven. Bambu Lab warns that a kitchen or microwave oven can damage the filament. The sheet for your own roll overrules this chart.

How it is worked out

Each row is what that maker’s own datasheet recommends for that product. The ranges are starting points: a brand’s additives and colours move them, so the sheet for the roll you loaded overrules this chart.

Drying figures are for a forced-air drying oven. Heat deflection is the temperature at which a loaded test bar starts to bend, at 0.45 MPa, which is the nearest thing a datasheet has to how hot a part can get. The Fahrenheit figures are converted from the Celsius ones and rounded.

Materials, by the makers' datasheets

Questions

What temperature should I print PLA at?

Bambu Lab's PLA Basic sheet gives 190 to 230 °C at the nozzle and 35 to 45 °C at the bed. Polymaker's PolyLite PLA gives the same nozzle range and 25 to 60 °C at the bed. Start in the middle and move with what the print shows.Bambu Lab TDSPolymaker

What temperature should I print PETG at?

Bambu Lab's PETG Basic sheet gives 230 to 260 °C at the nozzle and 65 to 75 °C at the bed. Polymaker's PolyLite PETG gives 70 to 80 °C at the bed.Bambu Lab TDSPolymaker

What temperature should I dry filament at?

It depends on the plastic: Bambu Lab dries PLA Basic at 50 °C and PETG Basic at 65 °C, both for 8 hours in a forced-air drying oven. Its sheets warn that a kitchen or microwave oven can damage the filament.Bambu Lab TDSBambu Lab TDS

Why do two makers give different temperatures for the same plastic?

PLA is a family, not one recipe. Additives, fillers and even the colour change how a roll flows, so each maker states a range for its own product. Trust the sheet for the roll you loaded.

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