MetalFil ‐ Brass is a metal‐filled PLA‐based filament with approximately 60% of gravimetric brass filling. This incredible high filling with brass powders enables every FDM 3D printer user to 3D print brass objects which are almost indistinguishable from genuine brass casted objects. The material is easy to print and can be printed on full metal, PEEK, and PFTE hotends and can perfectly be printed with ≥ 0.4mm nozzles with retraction settings enabled on both direct drive extruders, as well as on Bowden style extruders, which is a truly unique feature for a metal‐filled filament. MetalFil Brass printed objects are extremely easy to polish.
Unique features
- Very high brass-filling of +/-60% (gravimetrically)
- Real brass look, heavyweight, and “cold” brass metal feel
- Approximately 300% heavier than PLA (density of 3.5 g/cc)
- Compatible with full metal, PEEK, and PFTE hotends
- Compatible with direct drive and Bowden style extruders
- Compatible with ≥ 0.6mm hardened nozzles with retraction settings enabled
- Easy to post-process
Applications
- Aesthetics, design, and art
- Figurines and miniatures
General printing guidelines *
| Nozzle size: ≥ 0.6mm | Layer height: ≥ 0.2mm | Experience level: Beginner |
| Print temp: ± 190° C | Fan speed: 50-100% | |
| Heat bed: ± 0 – 60° C | Enclosure needed: No |
*) Above displayed settings are meant as guidance to find your optimal print settings. These ranges in settings should work for most printers, but please do feel free to experiment outside these ranges if you think it is suitable for your printer. There is a lot of different type of printers, hot-ends and printer offset that it is extremely difficult to give an overall one-size-fits-all setting.
*) If blobs/lumps form around the nozzle then your print temperature is too high.
Filament length
| ρ: 3.5 g/cc | 50 gr coil | 0.75 Kg spool | 1.5 Kg spool | ||
| Ø 1.75mm | ± 5.9m | ± 89m | ± 178m | ||
| Ø 2.85mm | ± 2.2m | ± 34m | ± 67m |
Abrasiveness
Please be aware that MetalFil filaments contain a very high concentration of metal powders, which have an abrasive nature. In general, these metal powders will accelerate the nozzle-wear of brass nozzles, much faster than unfilled filaments. We recommend using nozzles from stainless steel or other hardened alloys.
Nozzle cleaning
When printing with filled/composite filaments it is recommended to clean your nozzle immediately after printing by feeding 15-20cm PLA filament through your nozzle. This will make sure that any potential fillers are flown out of your nozzle. It is even better to use glow in the dark PLA as the extremely hard phosphorous particles are much more likely to scrape out residual waste from your nozzle.
Product export information
| HS Code: 39169090 | Description: Monofilament | Country of origin: the Netherlands |
Compliance *
This filament is compliant with the below-listed directives and regulations.
- RoHS directive 2011/65/EC
- REACH directive 1907/2006/EC
*) This declaration of conformity to directives and regulations is prepared according to our present standard of knowledge and may be amended if new cognitions are available and applies only for the above-described products.
Safety Datasheet:
MetalFil – Brass
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MetalFil – Brass
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- Ordered before 15h CET? Ships same business day
- Worldwide shipping with UPS & FedEx
- One-stop shop for 3D printing materials
MetalFil ‐ Brass is a metal‐filled PLA‐based filament with approximately 60% of gravimetric brass filling. This incredible high filling with brass powders enables every FDM 3D printer user to 3D print brass objects which are almost indistinguishable from genuine brass casted objects. The material is easy to print and can be printed on full metal, PEEK, and PFTE hotends and can perfectly be printed with ≥ 0.4mm nozzles with retraction settings enabled on both direct drive extruders, as well as on Bowden style extruders, which is a truly unique feature for a metal‐filled filament. MetalFil Brass printed objects are extremely easy to polish.
Unique features
- Very high brass-filling of +/-60% (gravimetrically)
- Real brass look, heavyweight, and “cold” brass metal feel
- Approximately 300% heavier than PLA (density of 3.5 g/cc)
- Compatible with full metal, PEEK, and PFTE hotends
- Compatible with direct drive and Bowden style extruders
- Compatible with ≥ 0.6mm hardened nozzles with retraction settings enabled
- Easy to post-process
Applications
- Aesthetics, design, and art
- Figurines and miniatures
General printing guidelines *
| Nozzle size: ≥ 0.6mm | Layer height: ≥ 0.2mm | Experience level: Beginner |
| Print temp: ± 190° C | Fan speed: 50-100% | |
| Heat bed: ± 0 – 60° C | Enclosure needed: No |
*) Above displayed settings are meant as guidance to find your optimal print settings. These ranges in settings should work for most printers, but please do feel free to experiment outside these ranges if you think it is suitable for your printer. There is a lot of different type of printers, hot-ends and printer offset that it is extremely difficult to give an overall one-size-fits-all setting.
*) If blobs/lumps form around the nozzle then your print temperature is too high.
Filament length
| ρ: 3.5 g/cc | 50 gr coil | 0.75 Kg spool | 1.5 Kg spool | ||
| Ø 1.75mm | ± 5.9m | ± 89m | ± 178m | ||
| Ø 2.85mm | ± 2.2m | ± 34m | ± 67m |
Abrasiveness
Please be aware that MetalFil filaments contain a very high concentration of metal powders, which have an abrasive nature. In general, these metal powders will accelerate the nozzle-wear of brass nozzles, much faster than unfilled filaments. We recommend using nozzles from stainless steel or other hardened alloys.
Nozzle cleaning
When printing with filled/composite filaments it is recommended to clean your nozzle immediately after printing by feeding 15-20cm PLA filament through your nozzle. This will make sure that any potential fillers are flown out of your nozzle. It is even better to use glow in the dark PLA as the extremely hard phosphorous particles are much more likely to scrape out residual waste from your nozzle.
Product export information
| HS Code: 39169090 | Description: Monofilament | Country of origin: the Netherlands |
Compliance *
This filament is compliant with the below-listed directives and regulations.
- RoHS directive 2011/65/EC
- REACH directive 1907/2006/EC
*) This declaration of conformity to directives and regulations is prepared according to our present standard of knowledge and may be amended if new cognitions are available and applies only for the above-described products.
Safety Datasheet:
