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What it is: Affordable, high‑grade 1.75 mm 3D printing filament made from polymers sourced from qualified suppliers.
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Proven quality: Selected after extensive supplier qualification, testing, and community feedback to match or exceed major brands for reliability and print accuracy.
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Compatibility and performance: Consistent extrusion, strong layer adhesion, and smooth finished surfaces across common materials like PLA, PETG, and TPU.
Why Pixel Filament?
Pixel Filament is an affordable and dependable 3D printing filament made from high grade polymers sourced from qualified, proven suppliers. After testing numerous manufacturers, we selected partners that consistently delivered accuracy, reliability, and print quality equal to or better than major global brands.
Pixel Filament was created to give makers an option that delivers excellent results without inflated costs. Years of print testing, community feedback, and hands-on evaluation of multiple filament sources led us to a product we are proud to stand behind.
Physical and Mechanical Properties
Physical and Mechanical Properties
| Category |
Subject |
Testing Method |
Data |
| Physical |
Density |
ISO 1183; GB/T 1033 |
1.04 g/cm3 |
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Melt Index
|
200°C, 5 kg |
N/A |
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Glass Transition Temperature
|
DSC, 10°C/min |
N/A |
| Crystallization Temperature |
N/A |
N/A |
| Saturated Water Absorption Rate |
25°C, 55% RH |
0.65% |
| Mechanical |
Young’s modulus (X-Y)
|
ISO 527; GB/T 1040 |
2200 ± 190 MPa |
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Young’s modulus (Z)
|
ISO 527; GB/T 1040 |
1960 ± 110 MPa |
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Tensile strength (X-Y)
|
ISO 527; GB/T 1040 |
32 ± 3 MPa |
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Tensile strength (Z)
|
ISO 527; GB/T 1040 |
27 ± 2 MPa |
| Elongation at break (X-Y) |
ISO 527; GB/T 1040 |
10.5 ± 1.0 % |
| Elongation at break (Z) |
ISO 527; GB/T 1040 |
4.7 ± 0.8 % |
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Bending modulus (X-Y)
|
ISO 178; GB/T 9341 |
1880 ± 110 MPa |
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Bending modulus (Z)
|
ISO 178; GB/T 9341 |
1590 ± 100 MPa |
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Bending strength (X-Y)
|
ISO 178; GB/T 9341 |
62 ± 4 MPa |
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Bending strength (Z)
|
ISO 178; GB/T 9341 |
39 ± 4 MPa |
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Charpy impact strength (X-Y)
|
ISO 179; GB/T 1043 |
39.3 ± 3.6 kJ/m2; 21.5 ± 2.2 kJ/m2 (notched) |
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Charpy impact strength (Z)
|
ISO 179; GB/T 1043 |
7.4 ± 1.2 kJ/m2 |
Recommended Print Settings
| Parameter |
Value |
| Nozzle temperature |
230–250 (°C) |
| Build surface material |
BuildTak®; Glass |
| Build surface treatment |
Glue |
| Build plate temperature |
60–80 (°C) |
| Cooling fan |
0–50% |
| Printing speed |
< 300 mm/s |
| Raft separation distance |
0.14 (mm) |
| Retraction distance |
1 (mm) |
| Retraction speed |
20–40 mm/s |
| Environmental temperature |
Room temperature |
| Threshold Overhang Angle |
70° |