Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene / acrylonitrile styrene acrylate

ABS & ASA filamentHeat and sunlight.

ABS takes heat and machines beautifully. ASA is ABS that survives UV. Both want a warm chamber and good extraction — respect that and they outlast everything else on the shelf.

Process: FDM (filament)
Families: 2
SKUs: 5
Price: On request

Grades

The grades in this family.

Print settings and mechanical properties are published per grade. A colour change never alters these numbers.

ABS Core

Heat resistant, easy to sand, glues with acetone into a single piece. The classic engineering plastic, and still the cheapest route past 90 °C.

Best for

Enclosures near electronics and motors
Parts that get machined or bonded after printing
Vacuum forming patterns

Watch out

Warps hard without chamber heat, and needs ventilation while printing.

Enclosure 45–55 °CVentilation

Print settings

Nozzle: 245–265 °C
Bed: 95–110 °C
Chamber: 45–55 °C
Speed: 40–90 mm/s
Cooling: 0–20 %
Drying: 70 °C / 4 h
Diameter: 1,75 mm

Print settings are the common starting window for this material class, not measurements. Calibrate with a temperature tower and a flow test on your own machine.

Properties

Density: 1,04 g/cm³ISO 1183 · PolyLite™ ABS
Tensile strength: 33,4–34,9 MPaISO 527 · XY · PolyLite™ ABS – ABS Pro
Tensile modulus: 2 247 MPaISO 527 · XY · PolyLite™ ABS
Elongation at break: 17,9 %ISO 527 · XY · PolyLite™ ABS
Bending strength: 56,2 MPaISO 178 · XY · PolyLite™ ABS
Heat deflection (HDT): 100–106 °CHDT 0,45 MPa · PolyLite™ ABS – ABS Pro
Impact strength: 17,3–18,0 kJ/m²ISO 179 · notched, XY · PolyLite™ ABS – ABS Pro
Vicat softening: 104–116 °CPolyLite™ ABS – ABS Pro

Benchmarked on published grades: Polymaker PolyLite™ ABS, Polymaker ABS Pro · Polymaker · 27/08/2026

ASA Core

ABS performance with the UV problem solved. Parts keep their colour and their impact strength through years of direct sun, which no PLA or PETG grade will do.

Best for

Outdoor mounts, sensor housings and signage
Rooftop and marine hardware
Anything left in a parked car

Watch out

Same warping and ventilation rules as ABS. Do not print it in an open room.

Enclosure 50–60 °CVentilation

Print settings

Nozzle: 250–270 °C
Bed: 100–110 °C
Chamber: 50–60 °C
Speed: 40–80 mm/s
Cooling: 0–15 %
Drying: 70 °C / 4 h
Diameter: 1,75 mm

Print settings are the common starting window for this material class, not measurements. Calibrate with a temperature tower and a flow test on your own machine.

Properties

Density: 1,13 g/cm³ISO 1183 · Polymaker™ ASA
Tensile strength: 43,8 MPaISO 527 · XY · Polymaker™ ASA
Tensile modulus: 2 379 MPaISO 527 · XY · Polymaker™ ASA
Elongation at break: 6,7 %ISO 527 · XY · Polymaker™ ASA
Bending strength: 73,4 MPaISO 178 · XY · Polymaker™ ASA
Heat deflection (HDT): 103 °CHDT 0,45 MPa · Polymaker™ ASA
Impact strength: 10,3 kJ/m²ISO 179 · notched, XY · Polymaker™ ASA
Vicat softening: 105 °CPolymaker™ ASA

Benchmarked on published grades: Polymaker™ ASA · Polymaker · 27/08/2026

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.

Buy

In stock, by colour.

Each SKU carries its own batch number and Material Passport. Colours are named like tools, not like paint charts.

ABS Core

Graphite

Acetone smoothing turns layer lines into a moulded surface.

GlossOn request

ABS Core

Warm White

Paints and primes cleanly for enclosures that get a finish coat.

GlossOn request

ASA Core

Slate Grey

Holds colour in direct sun where grey PLA chalks out within a season.

MatteOn request

ASA Core

Arctic White

Reflects heat, which matters for sensor housings in the sun.

MatteOn request

ASA Core

Signal Orange

UV-stable orange for outdoor markers and safety hardware.

MatteOn request

Questions

ABS/ASA, answered.

What is the difference between ABS and ASA?

ASA replaces the butadiene in ABS with an acrylic ester, which is what makes ABS chalk and crack in sunlight. Print settings are nearly identical. If the part goes outside, choose ASA; if it stays inside and needs heat resistance, ABS is cheaper.

Can I print ABS without an enclosure?

Small parts, sometimes. Anything with a footprint over roughly 80 mm will warp or split at the layer lines as the lower layers cool and contract. An enclosure holding 45–55 °C fixes it. Ventilation is not optional — ABS and ASA release styrene while printing.

How do I stop ABS from warping?

Chamber heat first, bed adhesion second. Run the bed at 100 °C, use a brim of at least 8 mm on tall parts, turn part cooling almost off, and keep the enclosure door shut for the first 20 layers.