Colo(u)r

Cheesesoup · 14 Feb 2023 at 13:50

Hi all
Was just wondering if colo(u)r made any difference to the properties of a filament (not the type the colo(u)r )?

I.E.All else being the same does PLA in "black/grey /WHY" have the same properties as PLA in "signal white ?
I fully realise Nylons or wood filled or carbon filled or ... , are different but are all PLAs basically the same?

bulb66 · 15 Feb 2023 at 09:00

Cheesesoup said:
Hi all
Was just wondering if colo(u)r made any difference to the properties of a filament (not the type the colo(u)r )?

I.E.All else being the same does PLA in "black/grey /WHY" have the same properties as PLA in "signal white ?
I fully realise Nylons or wood filled or carbon filled or ... , are different but are all PLAs basically the same?

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Scougar · 16 Feb 2023 at 16:03

Great video link btw.

Thinks to note: Higher strength meant that it was also more brittle. So 'stronger' in some tests meant weaker in others.

Also... Brit in the USA, so I'll use whatever the heck spelling I want, depending on the time of day, and if I've eaten my breakfast

Cheesesoup · 16 Feb 2023 at 17:11

Scougar said:
Higher strength meant that it was also more brittle. So 'stronger' in some tests meant weaker in others.

Thats what I was thinking, that there was no single winner.
He said he deliberately didn't 'tune' for seperate colours, but it strikes me that is exactly what you would do.

Scougar · 16 Feb 2023 at 17:21

Cheesesoup said:
Thats what I was thinking, that there was no single winner.
He said he deliberately didn't 'tune' for seperate colours, but it strikes me that is exactly what you would do.

You should indeed tune for each filament. They are all different. Even between batches.