PAHT-CF vs PLA-CF: which is better and how they differ
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What to choose
Pick PAHT-CF if:
- you are ready to dry the spool before printing
- your printer has a hardened nozzle
Pick PLA-CF if:
- you want it to print on any printer — nozzle up to 230 °C, lower than PAHT-CF
- a plain bed is enough — it only needs 40 °C
- you have no enclosure (unlike PAHT-CF)
- no drying needed before printing
- your printer has a hardened nozzle
Parameters
Printing
Nozzle temperature
280–310 °C
210–230 °C
Bed temperature
90–110 °C
40–60 °C
Drying before printing
Recommended
No
Requirements
Enclosure
Recommended
No
Hardened nozzle
Required
Required
All-metal hotend
Required
No
Properties
Density
1.2 g/cm³
1.3 g/cm³
Applications
Typical uses
Load-bearing engineering parts with high heat resistance: automotive brackets, gears, holders, jigs, drone frames.
Stiff, light parts with a matte finish: frames, housings, carbon-look decor.
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