What does the part have to do?
Material names are a poor starting point. Pick the job and the finder shows the grades that can hold it, with the trade-off each one asks for.
All families
Seven families, five jobs.
Choose a job above to narrow this down, or read the full comparison table.
Polylactic acid
PLA
Fast, accurate, easy. Loses stiffness above roughly 55 °C.
- SKUs
- 7
- Heat
- 53–60 °C
- Price
- On request
Glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate
PETG
Impact tolerant and water resistant. Stringy if you print it wet or fast.
- SKUs
- 5
- Heat
- 76–78 °C
- Price
- On request
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene / acrylonitrile styrene acrylate
ABS & ASA
Heat resistant and UV stable (ASA). Warps without an enclosure.
- SKUs
- 5
- Heat
- 100–106 °C
- Price
- On request
Thermoplastic polyurethane
TPU
Elastic and abrasion resistant. Slow, and unforgiving of long Bowden tubes.
- SKUs
- 3
- Heat
- —
- Price
- On request
Polyamide, carbon and glass reinforced
Nylon & composites
The best fatigue and wear performance available on an FDM printer. Needs a dryer.
- SKUs
- 3
- Heat
- 215 °C
- Price
- On request
Polycarbonate and PC blends
Polycarbonate
Highest strength and heat resistance here. Also the least forgiving.
- SKUs
- 3
- Heat
- 111–114 °C
- Price
- On request
Photopolymer for MSLA and DLP
Resin
Unmatched surface finish and detail. Wear gloves and wash properly.
- SKUs
- 4
- Heat
- —
- Price
- On request
Grades
30 SKUs
PLA Matte
Basalt Grey
Neutral grey reads shape before colour — the default for design review prints.
PLA Matte
Forest Green
Deep enough to hide layer lines in photographs without going black.
PLA Matte
Warm Core
The brand paper colour. Off-white, so prints do not photograph blue.
PLA High Speed
Molten Orange
High visibility for parts that need to be found on a bench.
PLA High Speed
Graphite
Draft prints in the same colour as the final part, so reviews stay honest.
PLA High Speed
Arrival Lime
Silk finish over high-speed base — fast prints that still look finished.
PLA-CF
Carbon Graphite
Fibre colour is the part colour. No pigment, no colour shift between batches.
PETG Core
Natural
Light passes through — useful for level windows and diffusers.
PETG Core
Steel Grey
The technical grey from the ZORVA palette. Hides scuffs on shop parts.
PETG Core
Signal Orange
For guards, handles and anything that should be obvious in a machine.
PETG Core
Graphite
Standard housing colour. Takes a vapour-free polish with fine abrasive.
PETG-CF
Onyx
Matte straight off the plate. Fibre also cuts stringing to almost nothing.
ABS Core
Graphite
Acetone smoothing turns layer lines into a moulded surface.
ABS Core
Warm White
Paints and primes cleanly for enclosures that get a finish coat.
ASA Core
Slate Grey
Holds colour in direct sun where grey PLA chalks out within a season.
ASA Core
Arctic White
Reflects heat, which matters for sensor housings in the sun.
ASA Core
Signal Orange
UV-stable orange for outdoor markers and safety hardware.
TPU 95A
Graphite
The default flexible. Grips, feet, seals — most TPU work starts here.
TPU 95A
Arrival Lime
High-visibility flexible for bumpers and wear indicators.
TPU 85A
Natural
Uncoloured, so it can be dyed — and so you can see the weld between layers.
PA-CF
Onyx
The reference ZORVA engineering grade. Ships in a resealable dry bag with indicator desiccant.
PA12
Natural
Unfilled and undyed. Dye it after printing, or leave it as the classic nylon off-white.
PA6-GF
Slate
Glass fibre shows as a fine speckle. It is the material, not a print defect.
PC Core
Clear
Transparent tinted as printed. Water clear needs thin layers and near-zero cooling.
PC Core
Graphite
Structural PC where transparency is irrelevant and cost is not.
PC Blend
Steel Grey
The sensible first step past ABS, in the palette's technical grey.
Precision Resin
Precision Grey
Neutral grey photographs detail better than any other resin colour.
Tough Resin
Onyx
Dark parts hide support marks, which matters on functional prototypes.
High Temp Resin
Slate
Colour is stable through the 120 °C thermal post-cure.
Castable Resin
Amber
Translucent amber so you can inspect prongs and settings before casting.