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Recycled rPLA

Recycled rPLA

Recycled Plastics
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Recycled rPLA is made by reprocessing post-consumer or post-industrial PLA waste, reducing the need for new raw material and decreasing waste. Its mechanical properties are generally close to virgin PLA, though tensile strength and especially impact resistance can be somewhat lower depending on the source material and how many times it's been reprocessed. As with other recycled filaments, batch-to-batch color can vary since different sources are often mixed together. Recycled rPLA suits prototypes, decorative models, and general-purpose parts where standard PLA would normally be used, with the same brittleness and low heat resistance as virgin PLA.

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Mechanical Properties
Tensile strength59–65 MPa
Tensile modulus3105–3308 MPa
Elongation1.9–20 %
Flexural strength46.2–88 MPa
Flexural modulus3100–3290 MPa
Density1.24 g/cm³
Thermal
Heat deflection at 66 PSI50–55 °C
Print Constraints

Maximum build volume

1000 × 1000 × 1600 mm

Min wall thickness1 mm
Min detail size0.8 mm
Default layer height0.2 mm
Default infill20%
Min embossing0.4 mm
Min engraving0.4 mm
Accuracy± 0.3 mm
Warping riskLow
Interlocking partsSupported

Available finishes

Each finish can be combined with the available colors at checkout.

Standard

Standard

31 colors

The standard (as-printed) finish on FDM parts shows the natural texture of layer-by-layer printing. The visibility of the layer lines depends on part geometry and orientation, plus light marks where support material was removed.

Sanded

Sanded

31 colors

The sanded finish on FDM parts reduces the visibility of layer lines compared to the standard finish, though some surface texture generally remains. How much smoothness is achieved can vary depending on the material.

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