The glass reinforcement makes these nylon 6/6 sheets stronger than standard nylon, plus it gives them the ability to handle higher temperatures. Offering excellent thermal stability, they’ll maintain their physical properties when heated. They’re often machined into caster plates, automotive components, and other high-stress parts.

Create gears, bearings, washers and other hard-working parts that may be used in or near flammable machinery. These filaments meet UL 94V0, so if they catch fire they will self-extinguish within 10 seconds and any drips that fall won’t cause other fires. In addition, these filaments won’t easily scratch or wear out from friction, or crack when they’re drilled or tapped.

Because of their high melting point, you must use a heated printer bed when using these filaments with your fused filament fabrication (FFF) printer. Remove fumes during printing with a fume exhauster. Store unused filaments in a sealed container with a desiccant.

Fiberglass-filled nylon filaments are 25% stronger and three times more rigid than standard nylon, so printed parts are less likely to warp. Use nozzles made of hardened steel with these filaments—since they’re abrasive, they can cause nozzles made of softer metals such as brass and copper to dull or clog.

Tensile strength is the best measure of a filament's overall strength. Similar to the stress applied on a rope during a game of tug-of-war, it's the amount of pulling force a material can handle before breaking. A higher rating means a stronger filament. A tensile strength of 5,000 psi and above is considered good; 12,000 psi and above is excellent.

Maximum exposure temperature is the point at which a printed part will begin to deform. Above this temperature, your printed parts will start to lose structural integrity.