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Wood-Filled PLA

Wood-Filled PLA

Standard Plastics
Visual

Wood-filled PLA combines standard PLA with wood fiber, typically around 30% by weight, producing a natural wood-like color, texture, and grain that can be sanded, stained, and finished using traditional woodworking techniques. This unique appearance comes at a real cost to mechanical performance, since wood fibers don't bond with PLA as well as PLA bonds with itself. This makes the material more brittle and noticeably weaker than standard PLA, with lower tensile and flexural strength and less give before breaking. Unlike carbon fiber composites, wood fiber can also catch fire and burn under high heat exposure. Wood-filled PLA suits decorative models, display pieces, architectural mockups, and artistic or props work where the appearance and feel of real wood matter more than mechanical strength.

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Mechanical Properties
Tensile strength26–71 MPa
Tensile modulus2479–3290 MPa
Elongation2–6.5 %
Flexural strength59.6–70 MPa
Flexural modulus2583.9–3930 MPa
Density1.15 g/cm³
Thermal
Heat deflection at 66 PSI48–57 °C
Heat deflection at 264 PSI60 °C
Print Constraints

Maximum build volume

1200 × 1350 × 1200 mm

Min wall thickness1 mm
Min detail size0.8 mm
Default layer height0.2 mm
Default infill20%
Min embossing0.6 mm
Min engraving0.5 mm
Accuracy± 0.3 mm
Warping riskN/A
Interlocking partsSupported

Available finishes

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

Standard

Standard

10 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

10 colors

The sanded finish on FDM parts reduces the visibility of layer lines compared to the standard finish, though some surface texture generally remains. The wood grain visibility is enhanced by this processing option.

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