{
  "opening": "PolyLite PC's sheet, checked 21 October 2026, puts the heat-deflection temperature at 111 °C (232 °F) under a 0.45 MPa load and 107 °C (225 °F) under a 1.8 MPa load. PolyLite ASA on the same ISO 75 test is 103 °C (217 °F) and 100 °C (212 °F). Fiberon PA6-CF20, also ISO 75, is 215 °C (419 °F) and 173 °C (343 °F). Tensile, impact, and UV hours are not on these rows.",
  "question": "ASA vs PC vs nylon for high-performance parts?",
  "slug": "asa_vs_pc",
  "useCase": "strength",
  "useCaseLabel": "Strength",
  "updated": "2026-10-26",
  "shortAnswer": "PolyLite PC's sheet, checked 21 October 2026, puts the heat-deflection temperature at 111 °C (232 °F) under a 0.45 MPa load and 107 °C (225 °F) under a 1.8 MPa load. PolyLite ASA on the same ISO 75 test is 103 °C (217 °F) and 100 °C (212 °F). Fiberon PA6-CF20, also ISO 75, is 215 °C (419 °F) and 173 °C (343 °F). Tensile, impact, and UV hours are not on these rows.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "asa",
    "pc",
    "pa-cf"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "PolyLite ASA's nozzle stops at 260 °C (500 °F). PolyLite PC and Fiberon PA6-CF20 both start at or above 260 °C (500 °F). An ASA hotend limit is not a PC or nylon-CF limit.",
    "The two PolyLite heat-deflection pairs share a brand, a standard, and both loads. Fiberon uses the same standard and the same loads. The sheets do not say the specimen prep matched, so the nylon gap is not a single-lab head-to-head.",
    "Vicat loads are blank in the dataset. Heat-deflection is the column with the load written down. Tensile, impact, and UV are not in these rows."
  ],
  "pros": [
    "Each heat-deflection number keeps its load. The 1.8 MPa figure is lower than the 0.45 MPa figure on all three products.",
    "Enclosure required is true only on the PolyLite ASA row. It is blank on PolyLite PC and on Fiberon PA6-CF20."
  ],
  "cons": [
    "The number we have is heat-deflection.",
    "A comment says pure nylon creeps. Creep is the comment. It is not a Fiberon test result."
  ],
  "community": "The editorial summary says PC is strongest and most heat resistant, ASA is easier and UV stable, and nylon is toughest. Heat-deflection is the published number. Easier, UV, and toughest are not cells on these rows. r/prusa3d 1w6tn2b, score 9, says ASA printed great and PC oozed during bed leveling. Score 7 gives Woodfil and PCCF an A for ease and ASA a B-, and needs adhesive on the satin plate or it warps. r/3Dprinting ry4crb, score 1, says pure nylon will creep and names eSUN ePA-CF, Fiberlogy PCTG, and Extrudr ASA CF. r/BambuLab 15e1lnk, score 7, says straight nylon is harder to print and carbon fibre makes it easier. No excerpt was supplied for r/prusa3d 114vv62 or r/prusa3d 1houzll.",
  "related": [
    "asa_print",
    "pc",
    "nylon",
    "heat",
    "strength"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "ASA vs PC vs nylon for high-performance parts?",
      "a": "PolyLite PC's sheet, checked 21 October 2026, puts the heat-deflection temperature at 111 °C (232 °F) under a 0.45 MPa load and 107 °C (225 °F) under a 1.8 MPa load. PolyLite ASA on the same ISO 75 test is 103 °C (217 °F) and 100 °C (212 °F). Fiberon PA6-CF20, also ISO 75, is 215 °C (419 °F) and 173 °C (343 °F). Tensile, impact, and UV hours are not on these rows."
    },
    {
      "q": "Can I rank them by strength from these sheets?",
      "a": "No tensile number is stored for these three rows. The comparable heat figure is ISO 75 heat-deflection: PolyLite ASA 103 °C (217 °F) and 100 °C (212 °F), PolyLite PC 111 °C (232 °F) and 107 °C (225 °F), Fiberon PA6-CF20 215 °C (419 °F) and 173 °C (343 °F). [Strength](/answers/strength) is the strength page. [Heat](/answers/heat) is the temperature page. A higher heat-deflection temperature is not a toughness ranking."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does ASA win on UV because the summary says so?",
      "a": "These rows do not store UV hours. [How to print ASA](/answers/asa_print), [how to print PC](/answers/pc), and [nylon](/answers/nylon) are the setup pages. on r/prusa3d is about adhesive and warping, not about sunlight."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Polymaker PolyLite ASA technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_ASA_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Polymaker PolyLite PC technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_PC_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fiberon PA6-CF20 technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/TDS_FIBERON_PA6-CF20_V1.1_EN.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/prusa3d 1w6tn2b",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/prusa3d/comments/1w6tn2b/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting ry4crb",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/ry4crb/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/BambuLab 15e1lnk",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/15e1lnk/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/prusa3d 114vv62",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/prusa3d/comments/114vv62/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/prusa3d 1houzll",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/prusa3d/comments/1houzll/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "TDS checked 21 October 2026 lists a nozzle of 230–260 °C (446–500 °F), a bed of 75–95 °C (167–203 °F), and drying at 70 °C (158 °F) for 7 h. Enclosure required is true on this row. Heat dataset the same day lists HDT 103 °C (217 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 100 °C (212 °F) at 1.8 MPa, ISO 75, Vicat 105 °C (221 °F) under ISO 306 with the load blank, and glass transition 98 °C (208 °F).",
      "brand": "Polymaker",
      "product": "Polylite ASA",
      "material": "ASA",
      "url": "/brand/polymaker/polylite-asa",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "75–95 °C (167–203 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_ASA_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "Open Filament Database nozzle 260–300 °C (500–572 °F) and bed 100–120 °C (212–248 °F). Drying on the TDS is 75 °C (167 °F) for 6 h, checked 18 October 2026. Heat dataset, checked 21 October 2026, lists HDT 111 °C (232 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 107 °C (225 °F) at 1.8 MPa, ISO 75, Vicat 120 °C (248 °F) under ISO 306 with the load blank, and glass transition 113 °C (235 °F). Enclosure required is blank.",
      "brand": "Polymaker",
      "product": "Polylite PC",
      "material": "PC",
      "url": "/brand/polymaker/polylite-pc",
      "nozzle": "260–300 °C (500–572 °F)",
      "bed": "100–120 °C (212–248 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_PC_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "note": "TDS checked 21 October 2026 lists a nozzle of 280–300 °C (536–572 °F), a bed of 40–50 °C (104–122 °F), and drying at 100 °C (212 °F) for 10 h. Hardened nozzle is recorded. Heat dataset the same day lists HDT 215 °C (419 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 173 °C (343 °F) at 1.8 MPa, ISO 75, Vicat 219.2 °C (427 °F) under ISO 306 with the load blank, and glass transition 74.2 °C (166 °F).",
      "brand": "Fiberon",
      "product": "PA6-CF20",
      "material": "PA/CF",
      "url": "/brand/fiberon/pa6-cf20",
      "nozzle": "280–300 °C (536–572 °F)",
      "bed": "40–50 °C (104–122 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}