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American Filament Silk PLA at a glance
American Filament Silk PLA is PLA filament by American Filament, a brand from USA. Print it with the nozzle at 190-230 °C and the bed at 50-70 °C. It comes in 13 colours, on 1 kg spools.
- Material
- PLA
- Nozzle
- 190-230 °C
- Bed
- 50-70 °C
- Diameter
- 1.75 mm
- Spool sizes
- 1 kg
- Colours
- 13
American Filament Silk PLA colours
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- Amethyst Purple
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- Arctic White
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- Blue
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- Emerald Green
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- Graphite
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- Neon Green
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- Neon Orange
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- Neon Pink
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- Purple
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- Red
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- Rose Gold
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- Teal
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- Yellow
Where to buy American Filament Silk PLA
We don't know a shop that sells it yet. Amazon may have it.
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Printers for American Filament Silk PLA
PLA is a basic material practically every 3D printer prints: 757 of the 757 printers in our catalog print it well. Below are the ones SimplyPrint users print with most.
American Filament Silk PLA in an AMS, CFS or ACE Pro, and its NFC tag
In a multi-material unit
PLA is the kind of filament multi-material units are made for.
The Open Filament Database doesn't record the spool's size or whether it is cardboard yet: check that it fits your unit.
NFC and RFID tags
American Filament is listed as a OpenTag brand: SimplyPrint reads a tagged spool.
Not every American Filament spool carries one. SimplyPrint writes a tag for the system you use, so the spool works like the system maker's own:
Creality CFS: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so Creality printers read it like their own.
Anycubic ACE: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so Anycubic printers read it like their own.
OpenPrintTag: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so Prusa printers read it like their own.
ELEGOO Canvas: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so ELEGOO printers read it like their own.
OpenSpool: SimplyPrint writes an open OpenSpool tag, which any OpenSpool reader can read.
QidiTech: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so QIDI printers read it like their own.
OpenTag: SimplyPrint writes an open OpenTag tag, which any OpenTag reader can read.
TigerTag: SimplyPrint writes an open TigerTag tag, which any TigerTag reader can read.
Bambu Lab and Snapmaker U1 tags are signed by the printer maker, so we can't write them, but we can write the others. On those printers, SimplyPrint keeps track of the spool instead.
American Filament Silk PLA slicer profiles
No slicer has a profile of its own for it that we know of. Start from your slicer's generic PLA profile and set the temperatures above.
American Filament Silk PLA specifications
Temperatures, material and spools, as American Filament gives them in the Open Filament Database.
Printing
| Nozzle temperature | 190-230 °C |
|---|---|
| Bed temperature | 50-70 °C |
| Hardened nozzle | Not listed as abrasive |
Material
| Material | PLA |
|---|---|
| Properties | Silk; some colours: UV reactive |
| Density | 1.24 g/cm³ |
| Brand from | USA |
Spools
| Diameter | 1.75 mm |
|---|---|
| Spool sizes | 1 kg |
| Colours | 13 |
| Refills without a spool | Unknown |
Is this data wrong? Edit it in the Open Filament Database: the fix reaches this page with the next import. The filament's file on GitHub
Compare American Filament Silk PLA with similar filaments
The same kind of filament from other brands, with a similar finish and temperatures, that you can buy.
Frequently asked questions
What temperature do I print American Filament Silk PLA at?
American Filament gives a nozzle temperature of 190-230 °C and a bed temperature of 50-70 °C. Start in the middle of the range and adjust for your printer.
Which 3D printers can print American Filament Silk PLA?
Practically any: PLA is a basic material nearly every 3D printer prints, and 757 of the 757 printers in our catalog print it well.
Does American Filament Silk PLA have an NFC or RFID tag?
American Filament is listed as a OpenTag brand, so some of its spools may carry that tag, which SimplyPrint reads. SimplyPrint can also write a tag for it for the Creality CFS, Anycubic ACE, OpenPrintTag, ELEGOO Canvas, OpenSpool, QidiTech, OpenTag and TigerTag.
Is there a slicer profile for American Filament Silk PLA?
Not one of its own that we know of. Use your slicer's generic PLA profile with the temperatures above.
Filament data: the Open Filament Database, an open, community-kept catalog that SimplyPrint helps run. Usage figures, printer ratings and NFC support are SimplyPrint's own.