Tough Pro PLA+, Midnight Black, 1.75mm
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Tough Pro PLA+ Material Profiles
Our Tough Pro PLA+ is the best PLA filament for 3D printing your most demanding projects. When you're looking for a tough PLA with excellent temperature resistance that prints as smooth as butter, 3D-Fuel Tough Pro PLA+ is the material for you.
Manufactured in the US from genuine NatureWorks™ 3D870 Ingeo PLA, Tough Pro PLA+ offers a third-generation level of material engineering for 3D printing. Since it's a NatureWorks PLA material, it's a sustainably sourced bio-plastic with an incredible eco-profile.
Test parts were 3D printed on a Bambu Lab X1C at 0.2mm layer height with no annealing. A 1kg standard weight was used for the drop test.
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Tough Pro PLA+ has higher impact strength than ABS and Standard PLA+ with a heat resistance that rivals that of ABS. That's even before any post-processing. Tough Pro PLA+ was designed with the high impact strength needed in industrial applications to meet the growing demand for a material with the properties of ABS and the printability of PLA.
You can anneal your design after 3D printing for even better heat resistance and impact toughness. One of the big questions we often get about Tough Pro PLA+ is about heat resistance, especially in a scenario like a hot car.
You can gain the maximum heat resistance by annealing your 3D print (furthest print from camera), but that's not always practical or feasible to do, especially as the part shrinks 1-2% during the annealing process and needs to be tightly constrained in a gypsum or salt flour to reduce warping.
But, even without annealing, you can see that the Tough Pro PLA+ part resists heat much better than the Standard PLA+ (nearest to the camera). In some ways, in this test, the Tough Pro PLA+ part (middle part) is partially annealing in the temperature ramp-up. This is why customers state that it can work great even in a hot car in the desert of Arizona!
Overall rating: 4.916279 / 5 from 430 reviews.
Tough Pro PLA+ filament offers high-quality prints with excellent consistency and ease of use. Customers appreciate its impressive results, vibrant color, and superior strength. The material is durable, heat-resistant, and works well on various printers, making it a popular choice for demanding 3D printing projects.
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"This is a gorgeous orange. I've been through 20-30 different orange filaments trying to find the right one for a company logo print I've been working on, and this was a delta 0. 72 match for it. Print quality is great, zero complaints. It is a FULL spool for certain, I had to take about 50' off for it to fit in my AMS2, but that doesn't bother me. I just fused it back on after I had used a bunch. Good stuff!"
"Love the Tough Pro Series for its finished product gives longevity"
"I did not do any testing on toughness but I did end up printing this. I, ignorantly, just printed with Bambu Generic PLA settings and that won't work. You gotta crank up the temp. One GREAT thing is that 3D-Fuel has JSON settings you can import into the slicers - I was able to import into Bambu Studio. Once I did that, the PLA printed great. For me, it warped a little bit more than regular PLA when printing big long walls. I had a little more trouble with adhesion, but all these things were not a big deal. My prints came out great and 3D-Fuels dimensional accuracy is very good as you have to look to see the layer lines. Overall, a very good product."
"What a fun color! Print quality is fantastic, and this stuff is certainly "tough" as it is titled. No issues with bed or layer adhesion. 10/10 would buy again."
"Worked great for the look we wanted, it helps a lot to see the color in person vs those who buy sight unseen online."
"This filament is far superior to the Bambu standard PLA. It seems to be cleaner and far smoother than any other filament I have used."
"No matter what I do, I always get stringy filaments and large prints that separate. Customer service is no help either. And yes, I used your presets. . . ."
"Great filament easy printing and very durable and tough"
"Same as ablack quality"
"3D Fuel filament delivers excellent results in every print. The filament is consistently well-made, with a uniform diameter and reliable winding, enabling smooth, clog-free printing and predictable outcomes. Layer adhesion is strong, surface finish is clean, and dimensional accuracy is precise across prints. I appreciate how easy it is to dial in—prints stick well, warping is minimal, and the material performs reliably on long jobs. Knowing that 3D Fuel produces its filament in the USA, with a focus on quality and sustainability, is a bonus. Overall, 3D Fuel is a dependable, professional-grade filament I trust for both functional and visual projects. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking consistent performance and excellent print quality."
