Material
PC — Polycarbonate
Impact and temperature. For when the 90 °C of ABS is no longer enough.
Use it for
- Machine guards, covers near a heat source
- Parts taking repeated impacts
- Mounts and guides for ovens and drying tunnels
What it will not do
- Difficult to print: more machine time, so more expensive
- Moisture-sensitive, drying is mandatory
- Clear grades are never optically clear in FDM
Specifications
| Full name | Polycarbonate |
|---|---|
| Maximum service temperature | 110 to 120 °C |
| Density | 1.20 g/cm³ |
| UV resistance | no — choose ASA outdoors |
| Food contact | not certified |
| Colours | 4 shades in the manufacturer's catalogue |
| Availability | in stock |
What we have learned using it
Printed polycarbonate does not have the clarity of an extruded sheet: the layer lines scatter the light. For a window or a viewing port this is the wrong process, and we say so beforehand.
Consider instead
Available colours
4 shades in the manufacturer's catalogue
PC 4
Names are the manufacturer's own and serve as the ordering reference. The colour runs through the material, it is not painted on — swatches are indicative, a physical sample prevails.
Compliance and technical data
| RoHS compliance | compliant — manufacturer's test report |
|---|---|
| REACH (SVHC) | no SVHC declared (manufacturer's SDS) |
| Food contact | not certified |
| Fire behaviour (UL94) | not rated |
| Heat deflection temperature (HDT) | 112 °C at 0.45 MPa (ISO 75) |
| Tensile strength (X-Y) | 62 MPa (ISO 527) |
| Flexural modulus (X-Y) | 2 310 MPa (ISO 178) |
| Recommended drying | 80 °C · 8 h |
| Saturated moisture uptake | 0,25 % (25 °C · 55 % RH) |
Values measured by the filament manufacturer on standardised specimens. A printed part will differ with orientation, infill and settings: we validate on a test part on request.
Technical data sheet (TDS) from the filament manufacturer, Bambu Lab, in English, as published on its store on 6 September 2026: mechanical and thermal properties measured on specimens, drying and printing conditions. It is the document to attach to a technical file; we also send it with the order on request.
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