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Description
Metal Fill PLA 3D Printing Filament:
3D META's Metal Filled Filament is a unique blend of high-quality PLA infused with finely milled metal powders, providing your 3D prints with the stunning appearance and weight of real metal. This innovative metal filled filament delivers the aesthetics of metal objects without the challenges of full metal printing, making it an ideal choice for artists, designers, and engineers seeking to create metallic-looking parts with ease. Our metal filled filament offers excellent printability, impressive layer adhesion, and a remarkable metallic sheen, ensuring consistent, high-quality results every time.
Key Features of Metal Filled Filament:
- Premium Material Composition: 3D META's metal filled filament is made from high-grade PLA combined with fine metal particles, ensuring an authentic metallic look and feel. The result is a filament that mimics the appearance of metals like copper, brass, or bronze, adding a luxurious touch to your prints.
- Exceptional Print Quality: Our metal filled filament is designed to provide superior layer adhesion and smooth feeding through your printer. It allows for detailed prints with minimal warping and excellent dimensional stability, making it suitable for a wide range of applications from decorative objects to functional prototypes.
- Easy to Print: Despite its metal content, this filament is surprisingly easy to print with. It requires similar settings to standard PLA, making it accessible even for those new to 3D printing. To achieve the best results, use a hardened steel nozzle to prevent wear from the abrasive metal particles.
- Metallic Finish with Realistic Weight: One of the standout features of metal filled filament is the genuine metallic finish it imparts to prints, complete with a satisfying weight that enhances the feel of your creations. This makes it perfect for items like jewelry, statues, and decorative pieces that benefit from a realistic metal appearance.
- Environmentally Friendly: Like all 3D META filaments, our metal filled filament is based on biodegradable PLA, offering an eco-friendly printing option without sacrificing quality or performance. It comes on recyclable spools, further reducing the environmental impact of your 3D printing projects.
Applications for Metal Filled Filament:
Metal filled filament is perfect for a variety of creative and practical applications, offering an easy way to add a touch of realism to your prints. It is ideal for producing:
- Artistic and Decorative Pieces: Achieve an authentic metal look for sculptures, models, and other artistic endeavors.
- Cosplay Accessories: Create stunning metallic props, armor, and accessories that look like real metal without the weight and cost.
- Functional Prototypes: Engineers and designers can use metal filled filament to prototype parts that not only look like metal but also feel like it, aiding in the development process.
Storage and Drying for PLA / PLA+ Filament:
Proper storage of your Metal Filled PLA filament is crucial to maintaining its quality and performance. Metal Filled PLA filament is hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs moisture from the air, which can negatively affect print quality. To keep your Metal Filled PLA filament in optimal condition:
- Store in a Cool, Dark, and Dry Place: Keep your filament in an airtight container or resealable bag with desiccants to prevent moisture absorption.
- Drying Methods: If your filament has absorbed moisture, you can dry it using a dedicated filament dryer, a food dehydrator, a kitchen oven, or even your 3D printer if it’s fully enclosed. For PLA and PLA+ filaments, we recommend drying at a temperature of 40℃ - 45℃ for a minimum of 4 – 6 hours.
Why Choose 3D META's Metal Filled Filament?
At 3D META, we are dedicated to providing high-quality filaments that meet the demands of creators and professionals alike. Our metal filled filament is thoroughly tested to ensure reliable performance, so you can print with confidence. Explore the possibilities of 3D printing with metal filled filament and bring your designs to life with the look and feel of real metal. Ready to transform your 3D prints? Choose 3D META's metal filled filament today and elevate your projects to a new level of realism and quality.
Print Settings
**Downloadable slicer profiles for 3D META filaments coming soon!**
Technical Specs
Our full technical datasheet can be downloaded here
FAQ's
Q: How does metal filled filament affect my 3D printer nozzle?
A: Metal filled filament is abrasive and can wear down standard brass nozzles quickly. To mitigate this, it’s highly recommended to use a hardened steel, ruby, or other wear-resistant nozzles. Regularly inspect your nozzle for signs of wear, such as inconsistent extrusion or changes in print quality, and replace it as necessary to maintain optimal performance.
Q: What are the post-processing options for metal filled prints?
A: One of the major benefits of metal filled filament is the ability to polish, sand, and even patina your prints to enhance their metallic appearance. After printing, you can sand the surface with fine-grit sandpaper and polish it with steel wool or a polishing compound to bring out a metallic shine. Applying patina solutions or tarnish kits can also add a realistic aged metal effect, giving your prints a more authentic look.