Prusament PETG Lipstick Red 1kg

PETG is a very tough material with good heat resistance. PETG has universal use, but is especially suitable for printing mechanical parts. It can be used both indoors and outdoors. PETG has very low thermal expansion, so it does not warp on the print sheet and therefore there is no problem with printing large models. The parts for our printers are printed specifically from PETG! PETG is one of our favorite materials for 3D printing. Printing with it is almost as easy as with PLA, but unlike PLA it can offer many better mechanical properties. The letter G in the abbreviation PETG stands for glycol, which is added during the manufacturing process. Glycol modifies the properties of PET to make it less brittle, easier to print, and more transparent when printing with semi-transparent variants. PETG has low thermal expansion, so even when printing large models it rarely warps and peels off the heated print sheet. In addition, PETG is tough, just flexible enough, and thanks to this it often only bends temporarily under stress, which prevents it from cracking. Unlike PLA or ABS, PETG tends to string a bit, i.e. to pull thin strands of plastic during travel moves. You can fight this by increasing retraction and reducing temperature, but if you use our preset profiles in PrusaSlicer, we have already done this for you and the amount of stringing should be minimal. If you still encounter it, you can get rid of it by quickly (a few seconds) going over the finished prints with a heat gun. If you deal with stringing and oozing of the filament and with strong filament adhesion, you will get very durable prints. Thanks to decent heat resistance, PETG prints are also suitable for outdoor use.

Print settings

Nozzle	250 °C
Heated bed	70-90 °C

Key properties

	High heat resistance		Not suitable for small parts
	Easy to print		Possibility of stringing
	Low shrinkage and warping		Poorer bridging quality
	Strength and durability
	Easy sanding

Notes

This PETG was manufactured directly at Prusa Research. This 1,75mm filament was manufactured with a precision of +- 0,02 mm