Polycarbonate (PC) 3D printing
Polycarbonate is engineering-grade: very high impact strength and heat resistance, plus optical clarity. It's for parts that must not crack under stress.
Starting price
$10.00 / part
Engineering-grade: very high impact strength and heat resistance, plus optical clarity. For electronics enclosures, under-hood parts, and anything that must not crack under stress.
Properties
- Strength
- Very high impact strength
- Flexibility
- Low
- Heat resistance
- Very high
- Clarity
- Optically clear
- Density
- 1.2 g/cm³
Best for
- Electronics enclosures
- Under-hood and high-heat parts
- Impact-critical parts
- Clear or light-transmitting parts
Consider something else for
- Budget prototypes — PLA is far cheaper