Selected job
Take load and heat The part has a job to do
Jigs, brackets, tooling and end-use parts that carry force, run warm, or both.
Grades that fit
14 grades can hold it.
The same catalogue read along the job: each grade with its heat deflection, its chamber requirement and the thing to watch when printing it.
| Grade | Family | Heat deflection | Chamber | Watch out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLA-CF | PLA | 54 °C | Not required | Brittle. Carbon fibre raises modulus and lowers impact tolerance at the same time. |
| PETG Core | PETG | 76–78 °C | Optional | Sticks to smooth PEI hard enough to pull chips out. Use a textured plate or glue as a release layer. |
| PETG 2.0 | PETG | 71 ± 4 °C | Not required | Less stringing does not mean moisture stops mattering. The maker still specifies drying at 60–65 °C — a wet spool strings like any PETG. |
| PETG Matte | PETG | 70 °C | Optional | A matte surface scatters light, so colours are always opaque — there is no clear version. The maker's own datasheet contradicts itself on bed temperature (60–70 °C in the table, 90–100 °C with an enclosure in the notes); test on your own plate. |
| PETG-CF | PETG | 68,6 °C | Optional | Fibre lowers elongation from 18 % to around 6 %. Do not use it for living hinges. |
| ABS Core | ABS/ASA | 100–106 °C | 45–55 °C | Warps hard without chamber heat, and needs ventilation while printing. |
| ASA Core | ABS/ASA | 103 °C | 50–60 °C | Same warping and ventilation rules as ABS. Do not print it in an open room. |
| PA-CF | Nylon | 215 °C | 50 °C | Hygroscopic to a fault. It will absorb enough water to fail in an afternoon on an open spool. |
| PA12 | Nylon | 111 °C | 45 °C | Softer and more flexible than most people expect. Design for deflection, not for rigidity. |
| PA6-GF | Nylon | 191 °C | 55 °C | Glass fibre is harder on nozzles than carbon. Budget for a wear part, not a permanent one. |
| PC Core | PC | 111–114 °C | 50–60 °C | Delaminates if you print it too cool. Under 260 °C the layers never properly fuse. |
| PC Blend | PC | 112 °C | 45–55 °C | Still needs an enclosure. It is easier than PC, not easy. |
| Tough Resin | Resin | 70 °C | — | Longer exposure and cure than model resin. Under-curing shows up as parts that creep out of tolerance. |
| High Temp Resin | Resin | 142 → 238 °C | — | The 200 °C figure needs the thermal post-cure step. Straight out of the UV chamber it is far lower. |
The properties on this page are values published in the named manufacturers' data sheets, measured on their grades to the standard printed against each row — not measurements of a ZORVA spool. Use them to compare material classes, not as an acceptance specification.
Matches
6 families can do this.
Listed without ranking. The cheapest grade that clears your requirement is usually the right one.
Polylactic acid
PLA
Fast, accurate, easy. Loses stiffness above roughly 55 °C.
- SKUs
- 8
- 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
- 11
- 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
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
25 SKUs for this job
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 Core
Aurora Pearl
A silk sheen that shifts faintly with viewing angle, on the same toughness and water resistance as PETG Core — no strength traded away for looks.
PETG 2.0
Clear
Strings show worst on a clear part — this is the colour that tells you whether the new formula earns its price.
PETG 2.0
Graphite
Standard housing colour for a fast machine. Matches PETG Core Graphite, so the two can swap within one assembly.
PETG 2.0
Spectrum Shift
Colour shifts along the spool length on the same low-string PETG 2.0 formula — still dry it before printing like every other colour in this line.
PETG Matte
Charcoal
A matte black that hides fingerprints — for housings and grips that should look moulded.
PETG Matte
Bone
A matte off-white for homeware and planters — it takes water, which PLA Matte cannot do for long.
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.
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.
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.
Prices shown are for reference only, not final — we'll announce official pricing once real stock arrives.