{
  "opening": "Voron's materials page says the printed parts were designed around ABS and ASA shrinkage, so slicer shrinkage should stay at 100 percent. ABS is the primary recommendation on that page, and ASA is fully supported. PLA and PETG are not recommended there for structural parts. The glass-transition ranges on that page are Voron's, not a filament datasheet.",
  "question": "What filament should Voron parts be printed in?",
  "slug": "voron_filament",
  "useCase": "abs",
  "useCaseLabel": "ABS",
  "updated": "2026-10-27",
  "shortAnswer": "Voron's materials page says the printed parts were designed around ABS and ASA shrinkage, so slicer shrinkage should stay at 100 percent. ABS is the primary recommendation on that page, and ASA is fully supported. PLA and PETG are not recommended there for structural parts. The glass-transition ranges on that page are Voron's, not a filament datasheet.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "abs",
    "asa"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "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)."
  ],
  "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."
  ],
  "community": "One comment says Voron parts are designed with ABS shrinkage and the heat resistance of ABS around the motors and hotend. Another says ABS or ASA is the choice for heat resistance and because it does not creep. A third says to use PVA glue, no fan, a brim, and a chamber as high as possible. The chamber sentence is the comment.",
  "related": [
    "abs_print",
    "asa_print",
    "abs_enclosure",
    "enclosure_parts"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What filament should Voron parts be printed in?",
      "a": "Voron's materials page says the printed parts were designed around ABS and ASA shrinkage, so slicer shrinkage should stay at 100 percent. ABS is the primary recommendation on that page, and ASA is fully supported. PLA and PETG are not recommended there for structural parts. The glass-transition ranges on that page are Voron's, not a filament datasheet."
    },
    {
      "q": "Why not PETG or PLA?",
      "a": "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](/answers/abs_print), [ASA](/answers/asa_print), [enclosures](/answers/abs_enclosure), and [enclosure parts](/answers/enclosure_parts) are the setup pages."
    },
    {
      "q": "Can a Voron print its own parts in PEEK?",
      "a": "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."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Voron materials selection",
      "url": "https://docs.vorondesign.com/materials.html",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "Voron sourcing guide",
      "url": "https://docs.vorondesign.com/sourcing.html",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "Voron first print",
      "url": "https://docs.vorondesign.com/build/slicer/first_print.html",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "PolyLite ABS technical data sheet V5.4",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_ABS_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "PolyLite ASA technical data sheet V5.4",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_ASA_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting tag0y8",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/tag0y8/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting u8yjm1",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/u8yjm1/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/FixMyPrint 1fgkkns",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/FixMyPrint/comments/1fgkkns/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting t2w755",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/t2w755/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "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.",
      "brand": "Polymaker",
      "product": "Polylite ABS",
      "material": "ABS",
      "url": "/brand/polymaker/polylite-abs",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "90–110 °C (194–230 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_ABS_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "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.",
      "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": 3,
      "note": "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.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "ABS",
      "material": "ABS",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/abs",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "90–110 °C (194–230 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0645/5876/0155/files/Bambu_ABS_Technical_Data_Sheet_V3.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}