3D Printing InfoWhere it is used
Electronics jigs and trays that also need nylon toughness and heat resistance
Sources
- Fiberon PA612-ESD Technical Data Sheet V1.0 · 2025-06 · tds
Nylon & composites · Material guide
ESD-safe CF nylon
Static-dissipative carbon-filled nylon for electronics tooling. Strong in plane at 84 MPa but only 21.5 MPa in Z — a quarter of XY, the most anisotropic material in this group.
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Before you print
- Setup difficulty
- Expert / industrial hardware only
- Nozzle wear
- Highly abrasive — carbon-filled nylon composite; Polymaker puts brass nozzle life at roughly 9 h on PA612-ESD
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Static-dissipative carbon-filled nylon for electronics tooling. Strong in plane at 84 MPa but only 21.5 MPa in Z — a quarter of XY, the most anisotropic material in this group.
Applications
This material is for electronics handling where ordinary rigid plastic would accumulate charge: PCB fixtures, storage supports, housings and production tooling. Its defining property is controlled electrical dissipation, combined with nylon stiffness and heat resistance. Polymaker specifically identifies PCB manufacturing and storage among the intended uses of PA612-ESD. Ordinary carbon-filled nylon is not automatically dissipative; many ordinary nylon composites remain electrically insulating.
The mechanical tradeoff also differs from unfilled nylon. This grade has low elongation and a particularly weak printed Z direction, so thin clips and heavily loaded layer-crossing bosses deserve attention. The finished part and its contact or grounding arrangement need resistance checks: the spool designation alone cannot establish the performance of an entire static-control fixture.
PCB manufacturing and storage fixtures ↗
FDM · Polymaker Fiberon PA612-ESD, carbon-filled PA612 · Manufacturer-listed applications
Polymaker lists PCB manufacturing, PCB storage and industrial fixtures as intended applications. The point is to combine mechanical support with controlled charge dissipation; this is a manufacturer application recommendation rather than a documented customer installation.
Sources
- Fiberon PA612-ESD Technical Data Sheet V1.0 · 2025-06 · tds
- Fiberon PA612-CF15 Technical Data Sheet V1.1 · 2024-12 · tds
- Moisture Conditioning — effect on printed nylon properties · 2026-08 · doc
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56 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 | Carbon-filled polyamide compounded to a static-dissipative resistivity — Polymaker's grade uses a PA612 matrix | 1 source
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| Density (g/cm³) | 1.10 (ISO 1183) | 1 source
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| Typical price (USD/kg) | 1 kg-equivalent spools cluster near 130 | 1 source
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| Price range across brands (USD/kg) | 130 at Polymaker's 0.5 kg pricing | 1 source
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| Market availability (1–5) | Special order, 1–2 makers worldwide | 1 source
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| Spool sizes & diameters | 1.75 mm; 0.5 kg spools | 1 source
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| Typical applications | Electronics jigs and trays that also need nylon toughness and heat resistance | 1 source
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Print settings5 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Enclosure / chamber requirement (1–5) | Enclosure required (passive) | 1 source
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| Bed surface & adhesion aid | PEI sheet with a glue stick, or a dedicated adhesive such as Magigoo | 2 sources
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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) | Moderate — retraction tuning needed | 1 source
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| Overall printing difficulty (1–5) | Expert / industrial hardware only | 2 sources
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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 — Polymaker measures brass nozzle life at about 9 h on PA612-ESD and recommends hardened steel or ruby | 1 source
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| Abrasiveness (1–5) | Highly abrasive — carbon-filled nylon composite; Polymaker puts brass nozzle life at roughly 9 h on PA612-ESD | 1 source
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| Nozzle clog risk (1–5) | High — jams from moisture, heat creep or particles | 1 source
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| Heat-creep / jam sensitivity (1–5) | Moderate — good heatbreak cooling needed | 1 source
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| Hotend requirement | May require an all-metal hot end (Simplify3D) | 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) | High (0.8–2 %) — the PA612 matrix sits between PA6 and PA12 | 2 sources
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| Effect of moisture on strength | Polymaker publishes dry and wet printed blocks for PA612-ESD itself: at 4.64 % moisture tensile falls 84.3 → 73.6 MPa and modulus 4294 → 3731 MPa | 2 sources
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| Storage requirement | Sealed below 20 % RH with desiccant | 1 source
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| Hydrolysis at melt temperature | Polymaker specifies an 80–100 °C dry and storage below 20 % RH; no molecular-weight loss figure is published, and the wet data it does publish is conditioning rather than melt hydrolysis | 2 sources
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Strength & mechanical properties12 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 84.3 ± 2.3 printed XY dry (annealed 100 °C/16 h), 73.6 ± 2.3 conditioned to 4.64 % moisture, ISO 527 | 1 source
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| Young's modulus (MPa) | 4293.7 ± 116.4 printed XY dry and 3730.8 ± 156.2 conditioned, ISO 527 | 1 source
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| Elongation at break (%) | 3.0 ± 0.1 printed XY dry and 4.2 ± 0.4 conditioned, ISO 527 | 1 source
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| Charpy impact, notched (kJ/m²) | 5.9 ± 0.4 printed XY dry and 4.9 ± 0.3 conditioned, ISO 179 notched | 1 source
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| Other impact data | Charpy unnotched 24.1 ± 2.4 printed XY and 4.5 ± 0.2 printed Z (ISO 179) | 1 source
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| Layer adhesion / Z tensile (MPa) | 21.5 ± 2.7 printed Z dry — only a quarter of XY, the most anisotropic nylon composite here; 19.2 ± 1.6 conditioned | 1 source
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| Brittleness (1–5) | Brittle — snaps with little warning; elongation 3.0 % in XY and 1.4 % in Z | 1 source
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| Hardness (scale-specific) (Shore A / Shore D / Rockwell) | Rockwell M88 / R117 on extruded PA66-GF30 stock (ASTM D785); no figure is published for a conductive carbon-filled nylon filament | 1 source
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| Creep resistance / sustained load (1–5) | Good. Ensinger rates its PA66-CF30 compound for sustained static and dynamic load at 110 °C continuous service; the PA612 matrix here still takes up 4.64 % moisture at conditioning, which softens it | 2 sources
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| Fatigue / repeated-flex resistance (1–5) | Good. Ensinger states carbon-filled PA66 compounds have improved fatigue strength in tension, flexure and compression | 1 source
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| Elasticity / flexibility (1–5) | Rigid | 1 source
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| Z strength as % of XY (%) | 26 (printed Z against XY tensile) | 1 source
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Heat & temperature5 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 157.0 (ISO 75, 0.45 MPa) | 1 source
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| HDT at 1.8 MPa (°C) | 125.4 (ISO 75, 1.8 MPa) | 1 source
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| Glass transition (Tg) (°C) | 41.8 (DSC) | 1 source
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| Melting point / Vicat (°C) | 187.3 melting (DSC); Vicat 190.0 (ISO 306) | 1 source
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| Flammability / UL 94 | Flammable; no UL 94 rating published for the grades surveyed | 1 source
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Weather & chemical resistance6 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| UV resistance (1–5) | Months outdoors before embrittlement — unstabilised polyamide yellows under UV | 1 source
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| Chemical resistance | Withstands oils, fuels and alkalis | 1 source
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| Food contact | Not food-contact certified as filament | 1 source
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| Biodegradability / compostability | Not biodegradable | 1 source
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| Recyclability | Not accepted in household plastic collection | 1 source
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| Electrical & ESD properties | Static-dissipative — the reason the grade exists; Polymaker's insulating nylon composites sit above 10¹² ohm by contrast | 2 sources
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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) | Moderate — measurable VOCs and UFPs, ventilation advised | |
| VOC emission rate (µg/min) | Up to 180 caprolactam, the dominant VOC from nylon and the largest single-VOC rate in the study | |
| Ultrafine-particle emission rate (particles/min) | ≈2 × 10⁸ median for nylon — low for particles despite the highest VOC mass measured | |
| Hazardous species emitted | Caprolactam, at up to 180 µg/min from nylon filament | |
| Ventilation / filtration requirement (1–5) | Ventilated room or enclosure recommended | |
| Dust & fibre handling hazard | Fibre is bound in the matrix; sanding dust should not be inhaled | 1 source
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Finishing & post-processing3 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Sanding & machining | Sands poorly — gums rather than powders | 1 source
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| Gluing & solvent welding | Cyanoacrylate; no common solvent welds polyamide | 1 source
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| Vapour / chemical smoothing | No practical vapour smoothing | 1 source
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Solvents & solubility3 fields
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Soluble in | Formic acid, phenol, m-cresol and hexafluoroisopropanol dissolve the matrix at 23 °C, leaving the fibre; laboratory reagents. | 1 source |
| Softened or crazed by | Zinc chloride solutions stress-crack the nylon matrix, alcoholic calcium chloride dissolves it, mineral acids attack it. | 1 source |
| Solvent welding & smoothing agent | None — nylon's only solvents (formic acid, phenol, HFIP) degrade the part, and the fibre blocks surface flow anyway. | 1 source |
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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PolymakerFiberon PA612-ESD129.98 USD/kg
$64.99 / 0.5 kg spool = $129.98/kg, Polymaker product catalogue, Aug 2026
Handle fiberon-pa612-esd. Tensile 84.3 MPa printed XY but only 21.5 MPa in Z.
Open product listing ↗- Polymaker Fiberon PA612-ESD product page · 2026-08 · vendor
- Fiberon PA612-ESD Technical Data Sheet V1.0 · 2025-06 · tds
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.10 (ISO 1183) |
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| Nozzle temperature (°C) | 280–300 |
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| Bed temperature (°C) | 40–50 |
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| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 84.3 ± 2.3 (printed XY, ISO 527) |
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| Young's modulus (MPa) | 4293.7 ± 116.4 dry (printed XY, ISO 527); Z 1784.4 |
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| Elongation at break (%) | 3.0 ± 0.1 dry (printed XY, ISO 527); Z 1.4 |
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| Flexural strength (MPa) | 116.2 ± 5.9 dry (printed XY, ISO 178); Z 39.5 |
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| Flexural modulus (MPa) | 3745.5 ± 292.6 dry (printed XY, ISO 178); Z 1362.3 |
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| Charpy impact, notched (kJ/m²) | 5.9 ± 0.4 dry (printed XY, ISO 179, notched) |
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| Other impact data | Charpy unnotched 24.1 kJ/m² XY, 4.5 kJ/m² Z (printed dry, ISO 179) |
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| Layer adhesion / Z tensile (MPa) | 21.5 ± 2.7 (printed Z, ISO 527) |
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| Z strength as % of XY (%) | 26 (printed Z 21.5 vs XY 84.3 dry, ISO 527) |
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| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 157.0 (ISO 75, 0.45 MPa) |
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| HDT at 1.8 MPa (°C) | 125.4 (ISO 75, 1.8 MPa) |
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| Melting point / Vicat (°C) | 187.3 melting (DSC); Vicat 190.0 (ISO 306) |
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| Flammability / UL 94 | UL 94 HB at 1.5 mm |
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| Electrical & ESD properties | Surface resistivity 7.7×10^7 Ω at 280 °C nozzle falling to <10^3 Ω at 320 °C |
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