Materials / Data sheet

Carbon-fiber nylon, stiff grade PA6-CF

Dry parts that take hard hits. The stiffest option.

In plain words

Good for

Dry parts that take hard hits. The stiffest option.

Not for

Wet or humid spots: it takes on water and loses stiffness. Strong acids or alkalis. Flame, sparks or high-current electrics.

Upright is weaker

A printed part is strongest along its layers (flat, X-Y) and weaker across them (upright, Z). The table shows both. We turn the part so the load runs along the layers.

The full data sheet

Every number on this page is copied from the filament maker's technical data sheet (V3.0). The PDF has the test methods and print settings.

Download the manufacturer's datasheet (PDF)

Source: https://store.bblcdn.com/b2abc59ac250492b979a52f1ce3e61b3.pdf, linked from the maker's product page. Checked 2026-10-28.

Key numbers

Key numbers

As printed on the maker's data sheet. "Not published" means the data sheet does not give it.

PropertyFlat (X-Y)Upright (Z)
Tensile strength102 ± 7 MPa48 ± 6 MPa
Bending strength151 ± 8 MPa80 ± 7 MPa
Stiffness (bending modulus)5460 ± 280 MPa2240 ± 220 MPa
Impact strengthISO 17940.3 ± 2.5 kJ/m²; 13.4 ± 1.7 kJ/m² (notched)15.5 ± 1.7 kJ/m²
PropertyValue
Bends under light load atHDT 0.45 MPa186 °C (367 °F)
Bends under heavier load atHDT 1.8 MPa164 °C (327 °F)
Softening pointVicat212 °C (414 °F)
Density1.09 g/cm³
Water uptake2.35% (saturated, 25 °C, 55% RH)
BurningFlammable
Flame ratingUL 94Not published
Sunlight (UV)Not published
AcidsNot resistant
AlkalisNot resistant
SolventsNot resistant to some organic solvents
Oil and greaseResistant to most kinds of oil and grease

Test conditions from the data sheet: Table headed 'Mechanical Properties' (no 'Dry state' label in this TDS); specimens annealed and dried at 80 °C for 12 h before testing; printed 280 °C nozzle, 100 °C bed, 100 mm/s, 100% infill. These are lab numbers for test bars, not a working limit for your part. The real limit depends on the load, the time at temperature and the shape, which is why we ask about all three.