What is PLA+? PLA+ refers to a family of materials that are easy to print with—they’re basically PLA with benefits. The plus types have additives that enhance some of their properties, like calcium carbonate (improved tensile strength), carbon fibers (better flexural strength), metal flakes...
PLA has a slightly higher tensile strength than PETG. However, it is more brittle than PETG, making it less resistant to impact or sudden forces. In simple terms, PLA printed parts may require greater forces to break, but when they do eventually break they can shatter into many pieces and...
Two distinct thermoplastic polymers, which are common in 3D printing, were selected to study the enhancement of interlayer tensile strength of composites by additive manufacturing: a) an amorphous polyethylene terephthalate-glycol (PETG), and b) a semi-crystalline poly (lactic acid) (PLA). It was...
Two distinct thermoplastic polymers, which are common in 3D printing, were selected to study the enhancement of interlayer tensile strength of composites by additive manufacturing: a) an amorphous polyethylene terephthalate-glycol (PETG), and b) a semi-crystalline poly (lactic acid) (PLA). It was...
The material has a tensile strength of 50 MPa, which is notably lower than PLA (60 MPa), however its elongation at break is substantially higher at 15% (compared to PLA’s 4%). This means that PETG is more flexible than PLA and can better withstand impacts without breaking. Thermal ...
The main application for PETG is3D printing. PETG filaments offer unique properties such as strength, impact resistance and flexibility. Because of its low shrinkage properties, PETG is perfect for big and large prints, even better than ABS (ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE) & PLA (Polylactic Acid)...
Enhancing the Interlayer Tensile Strength of 3D Printed Short Carbon Fiber Reinforced PETG and PLA Composites via Annealing. Addit. Manuf. 2019, 30, 100922. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Sathish Kumar, K.; Soundararajan, R.; Shanthosh, G.; Saravanakumar, P.; Ratteesh, M.; Kumar, K.S...
The PETG/CF tensile strength was measured in accordance with ASTM D638 [73] with an average value for Szz of 9 MPa. Peak stress values from both constant and variable h models were below this threshold, which is consistent with the observation that no crack formation or de-bonding occurred...
Low velocity impact response of 3D printed structures formed by cellular metamaterials and stiffening plates: PLA vs. PETg. Compos. Struct. 2021, 256, 113128. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Nistico, R. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the packaging industry. Polym. Test. 2020, 90, 106707. ...
Research on the Influence of Processing Parameters on the Specific Tensile Strength of FDM Additive Manufactured PET-G and PLA Materials. Polymers 2022, 14, 2446. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Erden, M.A.; Akgul, Y.; Kayabas, O.; Ahlatci, H.; Cetinkaya, K.; Ozturk, F.H....