A carbon-fibre-filled nylon for stiff, tough engineering components and production fixtures.
PA6-CF
What it’s for
Jigs and fixtures, Test fixtures, Bench tooling, Short-run production, Brackets and mounts, Functional prototypes, Short-run production. We choose the final route against the geometry and service environment, not from the material name alone.
Key characteristics
- 01Carbon fibres stiffen the nylon matrix and reduce its thermal movement.
- 02That creates parts with structural stiffness and practical toughness.
- 03Drying, chamber control, and a hardened nozzle are all part of its process.
- 04Use it for jigs, fixtures, mounts, and functional end-use parts.
In our shop
PA6-CF is one of the first materials we discuss for a serious fixture or structural bracket.
We only run it after the spool is dry and the build plan accounts for layer direction.
Relative profile
These are relative positions within this catalogue, not material-property measurements.
- Stiffness
- Toughness
- Heat resistance
- Chemical resistance
- Printability
- Cost
Printing notes
- Minimum nozzle
- 0.4 mm or larger
- Hardened nozzle
- Required
- Heated chamber
- Required
- Drying
- Required before printing
Design notes
- Place high loads in the plane of the deposited material where possible.
- Design feature sizes around the hardened nozzle setup.
Technical values appear only after we approve a datasheet for the exact spool in use. If a specific property determines the job, tell us and we will discuss the material route.