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Spectrum PLA Carbon at a glance
Spectrum PLA Carbon is PLA filament by Spectrum, a brand from Poland. Print it with the nozzle at 190-220 °C and the bed at 0-46 °C. It is abrasive: use a hardened steel nozzle. It comes in 1 colour, on 500 g and 1 kg spools.
- Material
- PLA
- Nozzle
- 190-220 °C
- Bed
- 0-46 °C
- Diameter
- 1.75 mm
- Spool sizes
- 500 g and 1 kg
- Colours
- 1
- Hardened nozzle
- Needed
Spectrum PLA Carbon colours
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- Black
Where to buy Spectrum PLA Carbon
We don't know a shop that sells it yet. Amazon may have it.
Search Amazon for the Spectrum PLA Carbon. The link opens your own country's Amazon where there is one.
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Printers that print Spectrum PLA Carbon well
No printer in our catalog is rated for PLA + Carbon-fiber & glass-filled from its specs alone; only a maker's own list of materials says so. Check your printer maker's list, and for a fibre-filled filament, that the printer has a hardened nozzle.
Spectrum PLA Carbon in an AMS, CFS or ACE Pro, and its NFC tag
In a multi-material unit
Fibre-filled and abrasive: it wears parts that aren't hardened. Check that your multi-material unit's maker allows abrasive filament before loading it there.
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
Spectrum puts no tag on its spools that we know of. SimplyPrint writes one 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.
Spectrum PLA Carbon 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.
Spectrum PLA Carbon specifications
Temperatures, material and spools, as Spectrum gives them in the Open Filament Database.
Printing
| Nozzle temperature | 190-220 °C |
|---|---|
| Bed temperature | 0-46 °C |
| Hardened nozzle | Needed: it is abrasive |
Material
| Material | PLA |
|---|---|
| Properties | Abrasive |
| Density | 1.3 g/cm³ |
| Brand from | Poland |
Spools
| Diameter | 1.75 mm |
|---|---|
| Spool sizes | 500 g and 1 kg |
| Colours | 1 |
| Refills without a spool | Sold |
Documents
| Technical data sheet | Download from Spectrum |
|---|---|
| Safety data sheet | Download from Spectrum |
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 Spectrum PLA Carbon 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 Spectrum PLA Carbon at?
Spectrum gives a nozzle temperature of 190-220 °C and a bed temperature of 0-46 °C. Start in the middle of the range and adjust for your printer.
Does Spectrum PLA Carbon have an NFC or RFID tag?
Not from Spectrum, as far as we know. SimplyPrint can write a tag for it for the Creality CFS, Anycubic ACE, OpenPrintTag, ELEGOO Canvas, OpenSpool, QidiTech, OpenTag and TigerTag, so the spool works like the system maker's own.
Is there a slicer profile for Spectrum PLA Carbon?
Not one of its own that we know of. Use your slicer's generic PLA profile with the temperatures above.
Do I need a hardened nozzle for Spectrum PLA Carbon?
Yes. It is fibre-filled and wears a brass nozzle quickly; use hardened steel or another wear-resistant nozzle.
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.