ABS
What filament should Voron parts be printed in?
By SSS
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- Nozzle230–260 °C(446–500 °F)
- Bed90–110 °C(194–230 °F)
- Speed50–200 mm/s
- Dry70 °C · 6 h(158 °F)
- Density1.04 g/cm³
Heat resistance: HDT 100 °C (212 °F) (ISO 75, 0.45 MPa) · Vicat 104 °C (219 °F) (ISO 306) · Tg 101 °C (214 °F) · source →
Heat resistance: HDT 98 °C (208 °F) (ISO 75, 1.8 MPa) · Vicat 104 °C (219 °F) (ISO 306) · Tg 101 °C (214 °F) · source →
Speed, Drying. Source: Polymaker TDS · Last checked 18 October 2026
Ranked filaments
| Rank | Filament | Material | Nozzle | Bed | Datasheet | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polymaker · Polylite ABS | ABS | 230–260 °C446–500 °F | 90–110 °C194–230 °F | Datasheet | |
Catalog nozzle 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and bed 90–110 °C (194–230 °F). Drying on the technical data sheet is 70 °C (158 °F) for 6 h, checked 18 October 2026. Heat dataset checked 21 October 2026 lists heat deflection 100 °C (212 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 98 °C (208 °F) at 1.8 MPa, ISO 75, and glass transition 101 °C (214 °F). Voron's first-print page suggests 240 °C (464 °F), a 100 °C (212 °F) bed, and 92 percent flow as an ABS starting point, and says to use the filament's own temperatures. | ||||||
| 2 | Polymaker · Polylite ASA | ASA | 230–260 °C446–500 °F | 75–95 °C167–203 °F | Datasheet | |
Technical data sheet 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. The catalog cell is 235–260 °C (455–500 °F) and a bed of 90–110 °C (194–230 °F). Heat deflection is 103 °C (217 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 100 °C (212 °F) at 1.8 MPa, ISO 75. Voron's 100 °C (212 °F) bed starting point sits above that datasheet bed. | ||||||
| 3 | Bambu Lab · ABS | ABS | 230–260 °C446–500 °F | 90–110 °C194–230 °F | Datasheet | |
Catalog nozzle 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and bed 90–110 °C (194–230 °F), Open Filament Database, verified 13 October 2026. Drying stored from the technical data sheet is 80 °C (176 °F) for 8 h, checked 18 October 2026. The nozzle cell is the database value, not a sentence from Voron. | ||||||
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Print Voron structural parts in ABS or ASA. Voron designed the fits around the shrinkage of those two, and the materials page says to leave slicer shrinkage at 100 percent so bearing bores and screw holes do not grow. How to print ABS, how to print ASA, enclosures, and enclosure parts are the setup pages.
What Voron writes
The materials page, read 27 October 2026, says chamber temperatures of 55–60 °C (131–140 °F) are common, and that the material should have a thermal-deformation temperature or glass-transition temperature of at least 80 °C (176 °F). Glass transition is the temperature where the plastic softens. The ranges below are Voron's, not a spool datasheet.
PLA is around 55–60 °C (131–140 °F) on that page, and it is not recommended, including for cracking. HTPLA can meet the temperature and still has the cracking note. PETG is around 70–80 °C (158–176 °F) and is not recommended. The page says carbon fiber does not change those thermal properties, and that some people bootstrap a machine in PETG and then reprint in ABS, with a high failure rate. PLA and PETG are both called acceptable for skirts and panel clips.
ABS is around 90–100 °C (194–212 °F) and is the primary recommendation. ASA is fully supported. ABS+ is described as closer to 75 °C (167 °F), and it is not recommended for new builds because the "plus" blend is not a single formula. PA6 is not recommended because it creeps under bolts. PA12 is called viable and expensive. Polycarbonate is given as 110–130 °C (230–266 °F) and is not recommended because it can crack, though the page says some toolheads have been printed in PC blends. Resin is strongly discouraged.
The sourcing page says chambers generally do not exceed 50–60 °C (122–140 °F). That is a slightly wider floor than the "commonly 55–60 °C (131–140 °F)" line. The same page says Voron will not support active chamber heating, and it gives fire as the reason. It also says PEEK and PEI need 100–130 °C (212–266 °F) chambers and that Voron printers are not designed for them.
Print settings on that page are a 0.2 mm layer height, a forced 0.4 mm extrusion width, 40 percent infill, 4 walls, 5 solid top and bottom layers, and no supports. Typical mass is about 1.5 kg of the primary color and 0.3 kg of the accent. Voron says to plan on 2 kg of the primary color.
The first-print page says to use the temperatures that are correct for the filament you are using, and that a good ABS starting point is a 240 °C (464 °F) hotend, a 100 °C (212 °F) bed, and 92 percent flow.
Filament sheets, kept separate
PolyLite ABS stores 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and a bed of 90–110 °C (194–230 °F). Drying is 70 °C (158 °F) for 6 h, checked 18 October 2026. Glass transition on the heat dataset, checked 21 October 2026, is 101 °C (214 °F). Heat deflection is 100 °C (212 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 98 °C (208 °F) at 1.8 MPa, ISO 75. Voron's 240 °C (464 °F) and 100 °C (212 °F) starting point lands inside that catalog band. It is still Voron's starting point, not a Polymaker profile.
PolyLite ASA on the technical data sheet checked 21 October 2026 is a nozzle of 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and a bed of 75–95 °C (167–203 °F), drying 70 °C (158 °F) for 7 h, heat deflection 103 °C (217 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 100 °C (212 °F) at 1.8 MPa. The catalog cell is 235–260 °C (455–500 °F) and a bed of 90–110 °C (194–230 °F). A 100 °C (212 °F) bed matches the first-print ABS note and the catalog ASA bed. It is above the datasheet bed of 75–95 °C (167–203 °F). Do not paste 100 °C (212 °F) onto that datasheet.
Bambu ABS stores 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and a bed of 90–110 °C (194–230 °F) from the Open Filament Database, verified 13 October 2026, and drying at 80 °C (176 °F) for 8 h from its technical data sheet, checked 18 October 2026.
A comment asks for the chamber as high as possible. Voron's sourcing page is the limit that applies: chambers generally stay at 50–60 °C (122–140 °F), and Voron refuses an active chamber heater.
What the community says
a Reddit thread in r/3Dprinting says Voron parts are designed with ABS shrinkage in mind, along with the heat resistance of ABS on the motors and hotend.
a Reddit thread in r/3Dprinting says ABS or ASA is the choice because of the extra heat resistance and because it does not suffer from creep.
a Reddit thread in r/3Dprinting says to use PVA glue, no fan, a brim, and a chamber as high as possible, and that big ABS parts are difficult.
Pros and cons
Pros
- ABS as the primary material, and ASA as fully supported, are Voron's words.
- Filament temperatures stay on the filament sheets. Voron's 240 °C (464 °F) and 100 °C (212 °F) line is labeled as a starting point for ABS.
Cons
- Voron's glass-transition ranges for PLA, PETG, and ABS are not the PolyLite datasheet. PolyLite ABS lists 101 °C (214 °F). Voron says ABS is around 90–100 °C (194–212 °F). Both are reported.
- PolyLite ASA's datasheet bed stops at 95 °C (203 °F). The catalog bed goes to 110 °C (230 °F). Voron's 100 °C (212 °F) starting bed is not forced onto the datasheet.
Printer considerations
- Voron's materials page says chamber temperatures of 55–60 °C (131–140 °F) are common, and that the plastic should have a thermal-deformation or glass-transition temperature of at least 80 °C (176 °F). The sourcing page says chambers generally do not exceed 50–60 °C (122–140 °F). Both sentences are Voron's.
- Print settings on the sourcing page are a 0.2 mm layer, a forced 0.4 mm extrusion width, 40 percent infill, 4 walls, 5 solid top and bottom layers, and no supports. Plan on about 1.5 kg of the main color and 0.3 kg of the accent, and Voron says to buy 2 kg because reprints happen.
- How to print the two plastics is [ABS](/answers/abs_print) and [ASA](/answers/asa_print). The box they print in is [an enclosure](/answers/abs_enclosure). Parts that live near heat are [enclosure parts](/answers/enclosure_parts).
Sources & notes
Published . Updated .
- Voron materials selection manufacturer
- Voron sourcing guide manufacturer
- Voron first print manufacturer
- PolyLite ABS technical data sheet V5.4 datasheet
- PolyLite ASA technical data sheet V5.4 datasheet
- a Reddit thread in r/3Dprinting reddit
- a Reddit thread in r/3Dprinting reddit
- a Reddit thread in r/FixMyPrint reddit
- a Reddit thread in r/3Dprinting reddit
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Questions
Why not PETG or PLA?
Voron's materials page says PLA's glass transition is around 55–60 °C (131–140 °F) and PETG's is around 70–80 °C (158–176 °F), below the 80 °C (176 °F) floor that page asks for, and it says neither is recommended for Voron parts. Skirts and panel clips are the exception that page allows. Carbon fiber does not change PETG's thermal rating, on that same page. ABS, ASA, enclosures, and enclosure parts are the setup pages.
Can a Voron print its own parts in PEEK?
Voron's sourcing page says no. Chambers generally stay at 50–60 °C (122–140 °F), and Voron says PEEK and PEI need 100–130 °C (212–266 °F). Voron says the printer is not designed for those materials. That is Voron about Voron.