BASF Ultrafuse PLA Tough Natural - 1.75mm

Ultrafuse® PLA Tough is an extremely versatile, biocompatible, and biobased material specifically developed to meet the needs of professional users. It effortlessly enables validated high printing speeds of up to 300 mm/s1 without requiring hardware adjustments, while providing exceptional surface quality and impressive impact resistance. Furthermore, it is characterized by a particularly high success rate in large print jobs, ensuring an uncomplicated and cost-effective printing process.

Ultrafuse® PLA Tough can be an alternative to ABS as it is more sustainable, stronger, and easier to print. Compatible with water-soluble BVOH support material, this biocompatible material, which exhibits impressive impact resistance – 720% higher than standard PLA – is the perfect solution for printing complex geometries for demanding high-volume applications.

In addition, Ultrafuse® PLA Tough parts can be enhanced through a separate annealing treatment, which can increase toughness by up to 230% and heat resistance by 257%.

With Ultrafuse® PLA Tough Filament, you can achieve sustainable, cost-effective, and time-saving production of large components at rapid speeds without compromising on surface quality. Elevate your designs and projects to a PRO level with a filament that guarantees outstanding performance, reliability, and consistency.

Key Benefits

• 720% more resistant than standard PLA
• 750% faster printing speeds than standard PLA with excellent surface quality
• Heat resistant up to 157°C after annealing treatment
• Extensive biocompatibility testing to validate printed materials for skin contact applications
• High success rate in large prints and complex geometries
• 133% stronger than printed ABS
• Biobased

Example Applications

• Teaching aids & fixtures
• Orthotics and prosthetics
• Functional prototyping

Material Properties

• Tensile strength (MPa): 40 (xy), 28 (zx)
• Elastic modulus (MPa): 2672 (xy), 2576 (zx)
• Elongation at break (%): 7.4 (xy), 2.2 (zx)
• Impact strength (kJ/m2): 33 (xy), 34 (xz), 10 (zx)
• Heat resistance after annealing treatment (°C): 157 Vicat 10N, 94 HDT B at 0.45MPa
• Printing Guidelines*
• Nozzle temperature: 200-220°C
• Build space temperature: -
• Bed temperature: 50 - 70°C
• Bed material: Glass
• Nozzle diameter: ≥ 0.4 mm
• Printing speed: 40 - 300** mm/s