Materials guide

Pick the filament for the part

Compare mechanical strength, heat, UV and flexibility. The values are a selection guide, not a lab datasheet.

PLA

HDT55 °C

Stiff, stable and easy to finish. Right for dimensional prototypes, light jigs and indoor visual parts.

Typical uses: Check models, lightly loaded jigs, indoor covers, presentations.
Watch-outs: Not the choice for heat, hard impacts or outdoors. It softens above about 55 °C.

Table

Quick comparison

Scores from 0 to 100, useful for choosing. They do not replace a test on the real part.

RICREO FDM materials comparison
Material	Mechanical strength	Heat resistance	UV resistance	Flexibility	HDT
PLA	42	32	38	22	55 °C
PETG	70	58	48	46	70 °C
ABS	74	72	34	40	95 °C
ASA	74	73	90	38	95 °C
Nylon	88	78	52	68	90 °C
TPU	55	50	46	96	60 °C
PC	95	92	58	34	120 °C

In the quote you can leave it “to be defined”: we pick it from heat, impact and environment.