CPE
Properties
CPE: CPEs (co-polyesters) are PET variants and are very strong and versatile materials with growing popularity in filament form for FDM 3D printing. As printing material, CPE is highly durable, creating prints with high strength and intricate detailing. In addition, its layer adhesion is excellent with minimal warpage and shrinking. CPE has a wide range of possible applications due to being FDA-approved for packaging in the food and medical industries. It is comparatively stronger than PLA and more flexible, chemically resistant, and emits less fumes than ABS
Print Settings
- Nozzle temperature: 245–260 °C
- Heated bed temperature: 70–90 °C
- Print speed: 40–100 mm/s
- Bed adhesion: Blue tape, Magigoo, or glue stick
Description
Material Sources
- Ultimaker CPE at MatterHackers multiple colors, CPE and CPE+ (CPE+ offers increased temperature resistance up to 100 C)
- Fillamentum CPE
- Colorfabb XT from Dynamism, from Amazon