Topic: UV resistant filament
Which filament will last sitting in the sun for 2 or 3 years? Or even a year?
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Which filament will last sitting in the sun for 2 or 3 years? Or even a year?
Which filament will last sitting in the sun for 2 or 3 years? Or even a year?
ABS or PETG would be my choices.
Forget about PLA. It is biodegradable and will turn to mush in year or so after being exposed to sunlight and rain. it's designed to break down under UV.
Hmm, but I heard abs isn't good in uv
Hmm, but I heard abs isn't good in uv
Virtually everything plastic we use daily as well as in your car is ABS. ABS is the most common plastic used for thermal forming and injection molding. It may fade, but it will not break down.
You could also consider ASA, a material often used as a replacement for ABS where weather resistance is an absolute must. It smells worse, but it won't warp the way ABS tends to do if you expose it to the elements.
pap4tinker wrote:Hmm, but I heard abs isn't good in uv
Virtually everything plastic we use daily as well as in your car is ABS. ABS is the most common plastic used for thermal forming and injection molding. It may fade, but it will not break down.
Thanks for your input. I was thinking lots of things in cars were ABS, but for some reason I believed a guy that said he made something from ABS and it broke very quickly in the sun. Perhaps it wasn't the "sun's" fault, but instead a design problem. Thanks for your input.
I have ABS and am going to try and use some PETG soon as well.
You could also consider ASA, a material often used as a replacement for ABS where weather resistance is an absolute must. It smells worse, but it won't warp the way ABS tends to do if you expose it to the elements.
Thanks, I'm unfamiliar with this one. I think I will stick with ABS and try the PETG as I have both on hand. Thanks for your input.
i think its better to stick with PETG and ABS
Maybe you could ASA material could achieve. ASA has similar property as abs, but this material has better weather resistance than ABS.
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