PolyTerra™ Eco-Friendly | Polymaker™
PolyTerra™ has been developped with the ecology in mind in every aspect. Filled with 20% of organic minerals, Polymaker has been able to reduce the amount of raw PLA to only 80% while at the same time enhancing its mechanical and visual properties. PolyTerra™ filaments feature increased impact resistance and higher toughness compared to regular PLA. You can think of PolyTerra™ as a filament between PLA and PETG. Thanks to the addition of organic minerals, all PolyTerra™ colors exhibits a beautifull matt and pastel finish. All of this for an very attractive price tag!
Technical informations
Thermal properties | |
| HDT-A | 52 °C |
| HDT-B | 57.8 °C |
| Glass transition (Tg) | 60.6 °C |
| Vicat softening temperature | 62.7 °C |
| Drying settings | 55 °C for 6 h |
Filament properties | |
| Country of origin | China |
| Filament density | 1.31 g/mm3 |
| Diameter tolerance | 0.05 mm |
Spool weight and dimensions |
How to store filaments
Humidity and UV light can decrease the filament quality and weaken its mechanical properties. We strongly recommend storing open filaments in a dry and dark place. You can find a complete guide on how to properly store your filament here
Where to throw print fails and supports?
We kindly ask our customers to cope with plastic waste responsibly. Failed prints, support material, rafts, or brims should be liquidated according to the local guidelines. Paradoxically, in most cases, it is better to throw this waste in the regular trash can, as most of the material waste created in 3D printing is not identified, which causes more problems than benefits in the waste sorting facilities.
PolyTerra™ Eco-Friendly | Polymaker™
PolyTerra™ has been developped with the ecology in mind in every aspect. Filled with 20% of organic minerals, Polymaker has been able to reduce the amount of raw PLA to only 80% while at the same time enhancing its mechanical and visual properties. PolyTerra™ filaments feature increased impact resistance and higher toughness compared to regular PLA. You can think of PolyTerra™ as a filament between PLA and PETG. Thanks to the addition of organic minerals, all PolyTerra™ colors exhibits a beautifull matt and pastel finish. All of this for an very attractive price tag!
The filament comes wounded on a recycled cardboard spool, in a recycled and recyclable cardboard box. And as this was not enough, Polymaker commited to plant one tree for each spool sold, aiming to balance the carbon footprint created by the manufacturing and the shipping process.
General information about PLA :
PLA is a great material with awesome printability, it is great for novice printers and perfectly works with any printer. Depending on the brand and the type, it mostly differs in mechanical and thermal resistance, and as you may think color. 3D PLA filaments are the most widely printed because of their ease to use and so the producer did want to catch a market share by offering colors beyond the rainbow's colors. PLA was until recently a weak filament with only 50°C heat resistance and very poor mechanical properties. The demand for PLA made producers overengineer the material and some firms managed to put seriously increase this once hobby-only material.
Differences in PLA price usually mean better color consistency, lower in-filament humidity rate, better diameter tolerance, higher thermal resistance (see Volcano PLA from FormFutura), and better stiffness (up to 9x like PolyMax from PolyMaker).
Printability of PLA filament
PLA is the easiest to print material. It is very forgiving and usually, most slicer predefined settings will work well. PLA doesn't warp, has great overhang capabilities, and has a great interlayer adhesion. Most of the time, PLA doesn't even require an adhesive to stick to the hotbed.
PLA mechanical and thermal properties
Regular basic PLA is stiff and not very tough meaning that it can break easily. Its main disadvantage is that it starts softening at 50°C. It is mostly suited for visual prototypes and non-functional models. Because of its ease of print, most brands have modified and pushed the PLA boundaries further making some PLAs suitable for functional prototypes.
Tips and other notable benefits
PLA is so-called "eco-friendly" and is widely used for compostable cutlery. "So-called" because its compatibility is not what you would expect from this word.
Browse all PLA filaments in stock in our warehouse in Senec, Slovakia. For comparison, see also PETG and ECO.
PolyMaker is a premium quality 3D printing filament manufacturer. They're known for "hacking" 3D printing materials where their materials overtake any competition. With 7 registered technologies, their 3D printing filaments widen the range of applications of any desktop 3D printer. One of the most interesting is PolySmooth's layer-free technology, where when combined with the Polysher, you can obtain a perfectly smooth and perfectly layer-free print. Recently, PolyMaker decided to lower its impact on the planet and released PolyTerra™, an ecological breakthrough among filaments, where the filament, the package, and the spool are biodegradable. In addition, a tree is planted for each sold filament!
Material Comparison Chart
A comprehensive and extremely valuable resource provided by PolyMaker is the comparison chart. The chart is a true goldmine allowing easy comparison between materials with each mechanical and thermal property. It also includes data about the ease of printing.
Print Profiles
On Polymaker's download page you can find print profiles for most commercial 3D printers like Prusa, Flashforge, Raise3D, Ultimaker, Lulzbot.. also tweaked for different slicers, like Prusa Slicer, Cura or even IdeaMaker.
Browse all Polymaker™ filaments in stock in our Senec warehouse. PolyDryer, PolyBox and the Polysher smoothing machine are in 3D printing accessories.