aeForce™ PC-FR
aeForce™ PC-FR is an excellent flame-resistant material which is based on polycarbonate. By adding phosphorus flame retardant, PC has excellent self-extinguishing performance, and the flame-retardant grade can reach UL94 V-0 level (0.8mm). Compared with materials with halogen flame retardants, aeForce™ PC-FR will not release much smoke and toxic gases after burning. Therefore, aeForce™ PC-FR is safer and more environmentally friendly, while still maintaining the excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance of polycarbonate.
Color: Black
Diameter: 1.75mm / 2.85mm
Net weight: 500g / 1kg / 2.5kg
Recommended Nozzle：
DLC Hardened Steel Nozzle
Hardened Steel Nozzle
Ruby Nozzle
Recommended Hotend：Dragon series / Dragonfly series
Material Properties
| Property | Testing Method | Typical Value | |
| Density | ISO 1183 | 1.19g/cm³ | |
| Glass transition temperature | ISO 11357 | 115℃ | |
| Melt index | 250℃，2.16kg | 12g/10min | |
| Unannealed | Annealed at 90 °C for 4h | ||
| Heat deflection temperature（X-Y） | ISO 75：Method A ISO 75：Method B | 102℃（1.8MPa） 107℃（0.45MPa） | 106℃ (1.8MPa) 110℃ (0.45MPa) |
| Tensile yield strength（X-Y） | ISO 527 | 58.09±0.68MPa | 61.50±0.66MPa |
| Elongation at Yield（X-Y） | 4.30±0.07% | 4.07±0.08% | |
| Young’s modulus（X-Y） | 2532.29±85.81MPa | 2754.86±61.29MPa | |
| Tensile breaking strength（X-Y） | 50.28±0.94MPa | 58.65±1.17MPa | |
| Elongation at break（X-Y） | 7.06±1.49% | 5.06±0.75% | |
| Tensile breaking strength（Z） | ISO 527 | 50.39±1.91MPa | 50.10±1.62MPa |
| Young’s modulus（Z） | 2649.30±145.33MPa | 2462.30±224.55MPa | |
| Elongation at break（Z） | 2.65±0.21% | 2.82±0.20% | |
| Bending strength（X-Y） | ISO 178 | 83.99±0.76MPa | 90.73±0.35MPa |
| Bending modulus（X-Y） | 1906.71±78.22MPa | 1857.86±128.77MPa | |
| Charpy impact strengt（X-Y） | ISO 179 | 13.43±1.26 kJ/㎡ | 9.49±0.76kJ/㎡ |
| UL Flame-retardant Grade | |||
| 0.4mm thickness | UL94 | V-2 | |
| 0.8mm thickness | V-0 | ||
| 2.0mm thickness | 5VB | ||
Recommended printing conditions
| Nozzle Temperature | 250-270 °C |
| Recommended Nozzle Diameter | >0.2 mm |
| Recommended build surface treatment | PEI Film or BuildTak |
| Build plate temperature | 110-120 °C |
| Chamber temperature | 80-100 °C |
| Raft separation distance | 0.16-0.18 mm |
| Cooling fan speed | Off |
| Print speed | 30-90 mm/s |
| Retraction distance | 1-3 mm |
| Retraction speed | 1800-3600 mm/min |
Other sugggestions： PC filament is sensitive to moisture and can easily have stringing during printing. To reduce the stringing and surface roughness effectively, keep your filament in a dry box and control relative humidity to below 15%. If the filament has absorbed moisture already, dry the filament in an oven at 100-110°C for 4 hours. It is recommended to anneal models printed with PC at 90℃ for 4h, which can effectively release the internal stress and prolong the service life. | |
Extrusion Force vs Print Speed Test
Test parameters: 12mm length brass heat block, BMG extruder, Phaetus Hardened Steel Nozzle, Nozzle size 0.4mm, Layer Height 0.2mm
Packing List
- Materials
- Packing
- Instructions
- Aluminum foil bag