3D Printing InfoWhere it is used
Stiff tooling and fixtures that must survive above 100 °C
Sources
- CarbonX Carbon Fiber ABS Technical Data Sheet · 2026-08 · tds
ABS · Material guide
Carbon-fibre ABS (ABS-CF)
ABS with chopped carbon fibre: tensile modulus more than doubles to 5210 MPa and warping drops, at the cost of elongation falling to 2 % and a mandatory hardened nozzle.
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At a glance
Before you print
- Setup difficulty
- Intermediate — dry filament and a tuned profile; hardened nozzle mandatory
- Nozzle wear
- Highly abrasive — standard CF composite
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ABS with chopped carbon fibre: tensile modulus more than doubles to 5210 MPa and warping drops, at the cost of elongation falling to 2 % and a mandatory hardened nozzle.
Applications
ABS-CF is primarily a stiffness and dimensional-stability material. CarbonX ABS+CF is explicitly marketed for rigid structural components with reduced warping, making the category relevant to manufacturing fixtures and mechanical locating parts where elastic movement is undesirable. Its advantage is resisting deflection rather than behaving like a stronger version of ABS in every failure mode.
Published printed CarbonX data show a large modulus increase but very low elongation at break. That changes design priorities: avoid thin snap features, sharp stress concentrations and assumptions about impact or fatigue life. Carbon reinforcement is abrasive, and this grade’s surface resistance remains outside the intended static-dissipative category. Select ESD-ABS when charge behavior, rather than rigidity, is the requirement.
Rigid structural components ↗
FDM · 3DXTech CarbonX ABS+CF; chopped-carbon reinforcement · Manufacturer-listed applications
3DXTech specifically positions CarbonX ABS+CF for high-modulus structural components with dimensional stability. The source identifies an application class, not a named production assembly or a tested allowable load.
Sources
- CarbonX Carbon Fiber ABS Technical Data Sheet · 2026-08 · tds
- ABS / ASA / PC Usage Guide · 2026-08 · doc
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51 documented fieldsProperties & source data
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Material & market7 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Base polymer / chemistry | ABS reinforced with chopped carbon fibre | 1 source
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| Density (g/cm³) | 1.11 (ISO 1183) | 1 source
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| Typical price (USD/kg) | 1 kg-equivalent spools span 22–125; the middle of the market is about 36 | 5 sources
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| Price range across brands (USD/kg) | 22–125 across brands; IEMAI 22, Siraya Tech 28 and 36 for the core-shell grade, YXPOLYER 35, Push Plastic 50 at 2 kg, 3DXTech 64 at 750 g; Stratasys-compatible cartridges run far higher | 6 sources
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| Market availability (1–5) | Available from several mainstream brands | 2 sources
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| Spool sizes & diameters | 1.75 and 2.85 mm; 0.5, 0.75 and 2 kg spools plus Stratasys-compatible cartridges | 2 sources
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| Typical applications | Stiff tooling and fixtures that must survive above 100 °C | 1 source
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Print settings6 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Enclosure / chamber requirement (1–5) | Enclosure recommended | 1 source
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| Bed surface & adhesion aid | Clean the plate and apply glue; Simplify3D also lists Kapton tape and ABS slurry | 2 sources
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| Warping tendency (1–5) | Moderate — needs adhesion aid or draught shield; the fibre reduces warping against unfilled ABS | 1 source
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| Bed-adhesion difficulty (1–5) | Needs a specific surface plus adhesive | 1 source
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| Stringing / oozing tendency (1–5) | Slight — Polymaker advises 1–2 mm retraction at 20–30 mm/s | 1 source
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| Overall printing difficulty (1–5) | Intermediate — dry filament and a tuned profile; hardened nozzle mandatory | 1 source
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Nozzle wear & reliability5 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Nozzle hardness required (1–4) | Hardened steel required | 1 source
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| Abrasiveness (1–5) | Highly abrasive — standard CF composite | 1 source
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| Nozzle clog risk (1–5) | Moderate — needs dry filament and a clean nozzle; 3DXTech specifies a hardened nozzle of 0.4 mm minimum and 0.25 mm layers or higher, and Prusa lists composites as a higher clogging risk | 3 sources
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| Heat-creep / jam sensitivity (1–5) | Slightly sensitive | 1 source
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| Hotend requirement | No special hot-end required | 1 source
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Moisture & drying4 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Moisture absorption (hygroscopicity) (1–5) | Moderate — the ABS matrix takes up 0.51–0.65 % saturated at 25 °C / 55 % RH and 3DXTech specifies a 80 °C, 4 h pre-dry | 3 sources
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| Symptoms when wet | Bubbling and popping at the nozzle, stringing and a rough surface | 1 source
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| Effect of moisture on strength | Polymaker rates ABS moderate-sensitivity and publishes no dry-versus-conditioned figures; absorbed water flashes to steam in the hotend and shows as bubbling and poor layer adhesion | 1 source
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| Storage requirement | Sealed with desiccant; Polymaker rates ABS moderate-sensitivity | 1 source
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Strength & mechanical properties9 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 46 at break (printed XY, ISO 527) | 1 source
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| Young's modulus (MPa) | 5210 (printed XY, ISO 527) — more than double unfilled ABS | 1 source
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| Elongation at break (%) | 2 at break (printed XY, ISO 527) | 1 source
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| Flexural strength (MPa) | 76 (printed XY, ISO 178) | 1 source
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| Flexural modulus (MPa) | 5260 (printed XY, ISO 178) | 1 source
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| Brittleness (1–5) | Brittle — snaps with little warning; elongation at break 2 % | 1 source
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| Creep resistance / sustained load (1–5) | Good — no creep test found; chopped carbon fibre restrains matrix flow and modulus rises to 5210 MPa against 2200–2330 for unfilled ABS | 3 sources
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| Fatigue / repeated-flex resistance (1–5) | Below average — no S-N curve found; elongation at break falls to 2 % against 10.5 % for unfilled ABS | 2 sources
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| Elasticity / flexibility (1–5) | Rigid | 1 source
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Heat & temperature2 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Glass transition (Tg) (°C) | 105 (DSC) | 1 source
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| Thermal expansion (CTE) (µm/m·K) | 19–25 along the print bead and 80–84 in the build direction at 30 °C (20 wt% CF, large-format printed, TMA) |
Weather & chemical resistance5 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Chemical resistance | Good against weak acids, weak alkalis, oils and grease; dissolved by acetone | 1 source
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| Food contact | Not food safe — Polymaker cites potential chemical leaching | 1 source
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| Biodegradability / compostability | Not biodegradable | 1 source
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| Recyclability | Mechanically recyclable but not accepted in household plastic collection | 1 source
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| Electrical & ESD properties | Surface resistance above 10⁹ ohm/sq — not static-dissipative (ASTM D257) | 1 source
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Health & safety6 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Fume toxicity (1–5) | High — hazardous VOC such as styrene; enclosure and filtration needed | |
| VOC emission rate (µg/min) | 12–113 styrene, the dominant VOC from every ABS and HIPS combination tested | |
| Ultrafine-particle emission rate (particles/min) | 2 × 10¹⁰ to 9 × 10¹⁰ median across all ABS printers, two orders of magnitude above PLA's ≈1 × 10⁸ | |
| Hazardous species emitted | Styrene dominates. Bambu Lab states ABS and ASA release harmful gases such as styrene at printing temperature, which can be toxic and cause dizziness or nausea | |
| Ventilation / filtration requirement (1–5) | Enclosure with carbon and HEPA filtration — an enclosure alone cut measured UFP by only about 35 % | |
| Dust & fibre handling hazard | Carbon fibre is bound in the matrix; sanding dust should not be inhaled | 1 source
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Finishing & post-processing4 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Sanding & machining | Sands well and takes filler before painting | 1 source
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| Painting & finishing | Paints readily after light abrasion | 1 source
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| Vapour / chemical smoothing | Acetone smoothing is blunted by the fibre — only the resin fraction dissolves | 1 source
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| Support material pairing | HIPS breaks away or dissolves in d-limonene; Bambu Lab sells a dedicated Support for ABS | 2 sources
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Solvents & solubility3 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Soluble in | Acetone dissolves the resin and leaves the fibre as sludge; MEK, THF, ethyl acetate and chlorinated solvents do the same. | 2 sources |
| Softened or crazed by | Petrol and perchloroethylene soften it and benzene attacks it; d-limonene disrupts layer adhesion in some ABS and ASA grades. | 2 sources
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| Solvent welding & smoothing agent | Acetone vapour reaches only the resin fraction, so the fibre is left standing proud of the smoothed surface. | 2 sources
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How to read these values
Values describe representative grades, not every spool. Manufacturer datasheets and independent tests retain their source labels and dates. Printed orientation, test method, conditioning and formulation can change results. Unknown values are —. A listed use is not a certification. Shore A, Shore D and Rockwell hardness are separate scales.
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7 listingsProduct listings and datasheets
Historical USD/kg snapshots. Read each listing’s sale/from qualifiers, spool mass, source date, shipping and tax notes. Product figures are separate from the material summary.
Browse 7 products from 5 brands
IEMAI 3DCF-ABS22.00 USD/kg
$22.00 / 1 kg spool, store.iemai3d.com, Aug 2026 (regular price $25.00)
Open product listing ↗- IEMAI CF-ABS 3D Printing Filament product page · 2026-08 · vendor
- CF-ABS Technical Data Sheet · 2026-05 · tds
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.10 (ISO 1183) |
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| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 48 (ISO 527, at break) |
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| Young's modulus (MPa) | 5200 (ISO 527) |
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| Elongation at break (%) | 3 (ISO 527) |
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| Flexural strength (MPa) | 78 (ISO 178) |
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| Flexural modulus (MPa) | 5280 (ISO 178) |
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| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 78 (ISO 75, 0.45 MPa) |
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| Glass transition (Tg) (°C) | 105 (DSC) |
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Siraya TechFibreheart ABS-CF27.99 USD/kg
$27.99 / 1 kg spool, siraya.tech US store, Aug 2026 (list $39.99)
10 % chopped carbon fibre. Hardened steel nozzle, 0.6 mm or larger for high speeds.
Open product listing ↗- Siraya Tech Fibreheart ABS-CF Filament product page · 2026-08 · vendor
| Nozzle temperature (°C) | 250-270 |
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| Bed temperature (°C) | 100-110 |
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| Recommended chamber temperature (°C) | 50 (vendor recommended enclosure temperature) |
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| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 45 (printed XY, standard not stated) |
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| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 98 (0.45 MPa) |
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| HDT at 1.8 MPa (°C) | 93 (1.8 MPa) |
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| Glass transition (Tg) (°C) | 101 |
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YXPOLYERABS-CF34.99 USD/kg
$34.99 / 1 kg spool, yxpolyer.com, Aug 2026
10 % carbon fibre on a transparent PC spool. A 50 g sample spool is listed at $14.99. YXPOLYER publishes printed XY/XZ/ZX figures without a named test standard: tensile 35 / 40 / 16 MPa, flexural 61 / 65 / 24 MPa, flexural modulus 3071 / 2900 / 1135 MPa, unnotched impact 18 / 11 / 4.8 kJ/m².
Open product listing ↗- YXPOLYER ABS CF product page · 2026-08 · vendor
- YXPOLYER spool listing (1 kg spools across the range) · 2026-08 · vendor
- YXPOLYER ABS-CF 1.75 mm 1 kg — manufacturer specification tables · 2026-08 · vendor
| Base polymer / chemistry | ABS reinforced with 10 % carbon fibre |
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| Density (g/cm³) | 1.041 (YXPOLYER published spec table) |
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| Nozzle temperature (°C) | 220–260 |
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| Bed temperature (°C) | 90–100 |
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| Recommended chamber temperature (°C) | 45–60 |
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| Part cooling fan | 0–80 % |
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| Nozzle hardness required (1–4) | Hardened steel required |
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| Drying temperature & time | Drying recommended before printing |
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| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 92 (heat deflection temperature; load not stated) |
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Siraya TechFibreheart ABS-CF Core35.99 USD/kg
$35.99 / 1 kg spool, siraya.tech US store, Aug 2026 (list $49.99)
Core-shell filament: 20 % carbon fibre concentrated in the core so the fibre reaches the nozzle wall less. Direct drive required.
Open product listing ↗- Siraya Tech Fibreheart ABS-CF Core Filament product page · 2026-08 · vendor
- Siraya Tech Fibreheart ABS-CF Core Technical Data Sheet · 2026-08 · tds
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.06 (ISO 1183) |
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| Nozzle temperature (°C) | 250-280 |
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| Bed temperature (°C) | 100-110 |
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| Recommended chamber temperature (°C) | 60-80 (vendor recommended chamber temperature) |
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| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 49.9 (printed XY, ASTM D638) |
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| Young's modulus (MPa) | 4810 (printed XY, ASTM D638) |
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| Elongation at break (%) | 1.5 (printed XY, ASTM D638) |
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| Charpy impact, notched (kJ/m²) | 8.2 (printed XY, ASTM D6110) |
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| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 91 (method B, 0.45 MPa) |
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| HDT at 1.8 MPa (°C) | 84 (method A, 1.8 MPa) |
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| Glass transition (Tg) (°C) | 101 (DMA) |
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Push PlasticCarbon Fiber ABS49.99 USD/kg
$99.99 / 2 kg = $49.99/kg; 500 g spool $29.99, pushplastic.com product catalogue, Aug 2026
Handle carbon-fiber-abs-filament-1-75mm-2kg.
Open product listing ↗- Push Plastic Carbon Fiber ABS product page · 2026-08 · vendor
- Push Plastic CF ABS Technical Data Sheet v1.0 · 2026-08 · tds
- Push Plastic CF ABS print settings · 2026-08 · doc
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.02 (ASTM D792) |
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| Nozzle temperature (°C) | 230–250 |
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| Bed temperature (°C) | 100–120 |
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| Nozzle hardness required (1–4) | Hardened steel required |
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| Drying temperature & time | 60 °C for 4 h |
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| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 42 at yield and at break (printed XY, ASTM D638) |
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| Elongation at break (%) | 1.03 at break (printed XY, ASTM D638) |
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| Flexural strength (MPa) | 83.7 (printed XY, ASTM D790) |
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| Flexural modulus (MPa) | 4283 (printed XY, ASTM D790) |
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| Other impact data | Izod 67.3 J/m (printed XY, ASTM D256) |
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| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 105 (printed XY, ASTM D648; load not stated) |
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3DXTechCarbonX ABS+CF64.00 USD/kg
$48.00 / 750 g spool = $64.00/kg, 3dxtech.com product catalogue, Aug 2026
Handle carbonx-abs-cf-1. Tensile modulus 5210 MPa against 1950 for the unfilled grade.
Open product listing ↗- CARBONX ABS+CF — product page (print recommendations) · 2026-08 · doc
- CarbonX Carbon Fiber ABS Technical Data Sheet · 2026-08 · tds
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.11 (ISO 1183) |
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| Nozzle temperature (°C) | 230 (TDS printed-specimen condition) |
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| Bed temperature (°C) | 110 (TDS printed-specimen condition) |
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| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 46 at break (ISO 527) |
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| Young's modulus (MPa) | 5210 (ISO 527) |
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| Elongation at break (%) | 2 at break (printed XY, ISO 527) |
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| Flexural strength (MPa) | 76 (printed XY, ISO 178) |
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| Flexural modulus (MPa) | 5260 (printed XY, ISO 178) |
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| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 76 (ISO 75, 0.45 MPa) |
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| Glass transition (Tg) (°C) | 105 (DSC) |
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| Electrical & ESD properties | Surface resistance >10^9 Ω/sq (ASTM D257) |
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3DXTechTRITON3D ABS+CF125.00 USD/kg
$125.00 per 56 in³ Stratasys-compatible cartridge (about 1 kg of ABS-CF); the 92 in³ cartridge is $295.00, 3dxtech.com product catalogue, Aug 2026
Handle triton-abs-cf-1. Sold by cartridge, not by mass, so the per-kg figure is not comparable.
Open product listing ↗- 3DXTech TRITON3D ABS+CF product page · 2026-08 · vendor
- TriMax Carbon Fiber ABS Technical Data Sheet v1.00 · 2017-06 · tds
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.11 (ISO 1183) |
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| Nozzle temperature (°C) | 220–240 |
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| Bed temperature (°C) | 100–110 |
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| Enclosure / chamber requirement (1–5) | Enclosure recommended — heated chamber recommended |
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| Nozzle hardness required (1–4) | Hardened steel required, 0.4 mm minimum |
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| Drying temperature & time | 80 °C for 4 h |
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| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 44 at break (printed XY flat, ISO 527, 0.33 mm layers, solid infill) |
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| Young's modulus (MPa) | 4100 (printed XY flat, ISO 527) |
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| Elongation at break (%) | 1.8 at break (printed XY flat, ISO 527) |
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| Flexural strength (MPa) | 75 (printed XY flat, ISO 178) |
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| Flexural modulus (MPa) | 5400 (printed XY flat, ISO 178) |
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| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 102 (ISO 75, 0.45 MPa) |
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| Glass transition (Tg) (°C) | 104 (DSC) |
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| Electrical & ESD properties | Surface resistance >10^9 Ω/sq (IEC 60093) — insulating |
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