{
  "opening": "Dry TPU at 50–80 °C (122–176 °F) for 4–12 hours; median 70 °C (158 °F) across 19 official tables. PA/nylon drying temperature is 70–140 °C (158–284 °F) for 4–12 h, from 33 official rows.",
  "question": "How do I dry TPU and nylon?",
  "slug": "dry_tpu_nylon",
  "useCase": "drying",
  "useCaseLabel": "Drying",
  "updated": "2026-10-25",
  "shortAnswer": "There is no single TPU cycle and no single nylon cycle. In the drying dataset, checked dates below, TPU runs from Flashforge at 50 °C (122 °F) for 6 h and SUNLU TPU 95A at 50–60 °C (122–140 °F) for 6–8 h up to Anycubic at 70–80 °C (158–176 °F) for 8–12 h. Plain nylon runs from eSUN ePA at 70 °C (158 °F) for more than 12 h to PolyMide CoPA at 100 °C (212 °F) for 8 h.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "tpu",
    "pa6"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "Do not put SUNLU's 50–60 °C (122–140 °F) TPU cycle on PolyMide CoPA, and do not put CoPA's 100 °C (212 °F) cycle on TPU. The brands already disagree inside TPU.",
    "eSUN ePA in the drying dataset is 70 °C (158 °F) for more than 12 h, product page checked 18 October 2026. Prusament PA11 on the same table is 90 °C (194 °F) for 6–8 h. More than 12 h is the published qualifier. It is not a license to keep going until the spool looks dry.",
    "A score-8 comment says a dried TPU roll went bad again in 2–3 hours at about 65 percent room humidity. That duration is the comment. No sheet here states it."
  ],
  "pros": [
    "Every cycle on this page is a drying-dataset row with a manufacturer URL. The editorial 50–55 °C (122–131 °F) and 70–80 °C (158–176 °F) bands are not used as the answer.",
    "Where the product row stores only the top of a time range, the dataset's 4–6 h or 6–8 h is kept as well."
  ],
  "cons": [
    "The supplied comments talk about room humidity and about buying a dryer. They do not state a TPU or nylon setpoint."
  ],
  "community": "",
  "related": [
    "drying",
    "dry_petg",
    "nylon",
    "oven_dry"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How do I dry TPU and nylon?",
      "a": "Dry TPU at 50–80 °C (122–176 °F) for 4–12 hours; median 70 °C (158 °F) across 19 official tables. PA/nylon drying temperature is 70–140 °C (158–284 °F) for 4–12 h, from 33 official rows."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which TPU number should I copy?",
      "a": "The one on that spool's row. SUNLU TPU 95A is 50–60 °C (122–140 °F) for 6–8 h. Prusament TPU is 60 °C (140 °F) for 4–6 h. Bambu TPU 95A HF is 70 °C (158 °F) for 8 h. Flashforge TPU in the same dataset is 50 °C (122 °F) for 6 h, checked 24 October 2026. Anycubic TPU is 70–80 °C (158–176 °F) for 8–12 h, TDS checked 18 October 2026. The full TPU table is [TPU drying](/data/filament-drying/tpu). [Drying in general](/answers/drying) and [PETG drying](/answers/dry_petg) are the other cycles."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is nylon always hotter than TPU?",
      "a": "Not as a rule you can apply blindly. eSUN ePA is 70 °C (158 °F) for more than 12 h, which overlaps the hotter TPU rows. PolyMide CoPA is 100 °C (212 °F) for 8 h, and Overture Easy Nylon is 95 °C (203 °F) for 7 h. [Nylon printing](/answers/nylon) is the print page. [Oven drying](/answers/oven_dry) is the appliance warning. The nylon rows are on [PA drying](/data/filament-drying/pa)."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "FilamentFacts drying dataset, SUNLU wiki row",
      "url": "https://www.sunlu.com/wiki/61",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "Prusa Knowledge Base, drying filament",
      "url": "https://help.prusa3d.com/article/drying-filament_332086",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bambu TPU 95A HF technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambu_TPU_95A_HF_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf?v=1700101819",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Overture filament drying guide",
      "url": "https://overture3d.com/blogs/overture-blogs/overture-3d-filament-drying-guide",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "Polymaker PolyMide CoPA technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyMide_CoPA_TDS_V5.4.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "eSUN ePA product page",
      "url": "https://www.esun3d.com/epa-product",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "Anycubic TPU technical data sheet V3.0",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0685/7578/9245/files/ANYCUBIC_TDS_TPU_V3.0.pdf?v=1757560611",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Flashforge drying temperature and time",
      "url": "https://wiki.flashforge.com/en/filaments_and_accessories/Drying_Temperature_and_Time",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "Product-page nozzle is 190–210 °C (374–410 °F) and the bed is 50–60 °C (122–140 °F). The drying dataset lists 50–60 °C (122–140 °F) for 6–8 h from the SUNLU wiki, checked 18 October 2026. The product row stores 50–60 °C (122–140 °F) and 8 h from that same wiki.",
      "brand": "SUNLU",
      "product": "TPU95A",
      "material": "TPU",
      "url": "/brand/sunlu/tpu95a",
      "nozzle": "190–210 °C (374–410 °F)",
      "bed": "50–60 °C (122–140 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "Open Filament Database, dataset imported 13 October 2026, lists a nozzle of 220–240 °C (428–464 °F) and a bed of 55–75 °C (131–167 °F). The drying dataset lists 60 °C (140 °F) for 4–6 h from Prusa's drying article, checked 18 October 2026. The product row stores 60 °C (140 °F) for 6 h as that article's material default.",
      "brand": "Prusament",
      "product": "TPU 95A",
      "material": "TPU",
      "url": "/brand/prusament/tpu-95a",
      "nozzle": "220–240 °C (428–464 °F)",
      "bed": "55–75 °C (131–167 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "note": "Technical data sheet and the drying dataset both list 70 °C (158 °F) for 8 h, checked 18 October 2026. Nozzle 220–240 °C (428–464 °F), bed 30–35 °C (86–95 °F), print speed up to 200 mm/s.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "TPU 95A HF",
      "material": "TPU",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/tpu-95a-hf",
      "nozzle": "220–240 °C (428–464 °F)",
      "bed": "30–35 °C (86–95 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambu_TPU_95A_HF_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf?v=1700101819",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "note": "Open Filament Database nozzle 245–260 °C (473–500 °F) and a bed of 50 °C (122 °F), print speed up to 70 mm/s. The drying dataset lists 95 °C (203 °F) for 7 h from Overture's drying guide, checked 18 October 2026. The product row stores the same 95 °C (203 °F) for 7 h.",
      "brand": "Overture",
      "product": "Easy Nylon",
      "material": "PA6",
      "url": "/brand/overture/easy-nylon",
      "nozzle": "245–260 °C (473–500 °F)",
      "bed": "50 °C (122 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "note": "PolyMide CoPA TDS and the drying dataset both list 100 °C (212 °F) for 8 h, checked 18 October 2026. Nozzle on the Open Filament Database record is 250–290 °C (482–554 °F) and the bed is 80–100 °C (176–212 °F).",
      "brand": "Polymaker",
      "product": "Polymide Copa PA6",
      "material": "PA6",
      "url": "/brand/polymaker/polymide-copa-pa6",
      "nozzle": "250–290 °C (482–554 °F)",
      "bed": "80–100 °C (176–212 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyMide_CoPA_TDS_V5.4.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}