PLA Wood
Polylactic Acid - Wood-Effect / Wood-Filled
20 products from 18 makers. Bambu Lab sells its own filament of this material for the H2C.
- Tensile modulus (XY)
- 2.2GPa
- 5 products · middle half 1.41–2.36
- Tensile strength (XY)
- 26MPa
- 7 products · middle half 25.2–30.1
- Tensile strength (Z)
- 13.2MPa
- 3 products · 8.9–15
- Notched Charpy impact
- 6.3kJ/m²
- one product
- HDT at 0.45 MPa
- 57°C
- 4 products · middle half 55–59
- Price
- 45CAD/kg
- 3 products · 32–115
PLA Wood is wood-filled polylactic acid. Makers sell it for objects with the look and feel of wood or cork. It is amorphous as printed, so it softens at its glass transition: its HDT at 0.45 MPa is 56.5 °C. On the H2C it prints at 200–220 °C, and a maker recommends an abrasion-resistant nozzle.
Partly documented Notched Charpy impact rests on 1 product, tensile strength (Z) and price on 3 products each and HDT at 0.45 MPa on 4 products. Each figure is the median of the products that publish it comparably, and beside it the middle half of them; a value on a test bar no document describes as printed, or with no stated test load, is set apart, except a heat deflection of a plastic that cannot crystallise, which its glass transition sets, unless its document points to a moulded or resin bar. Products with an added filler or additive are shown but kept out of the medians.
On the H2C
Printing in full- Nozzle
- 200–220 °C
- most products that give one
- Bed
- 50–60 °C
- most products that give one
- Heated chamber
- 25–40 °C
- most products that give one
- Drying
- 50–60 °C, 2–8 h
- 11 of 20 products call for it; 3 more give it as optional
- Nozzle type
- standard for most
- one of 20 products' sheets asks for one; 2 say a standard nozzle is enough; the rest are silent
No product's setting is beyond the H2C's limits: nozzle 350 °C, bed 120 °C, heated chamber 65 °C.
Among the materials
Against PLA-CF, PLA Wood is 48 % weaker across the layers, 38 % weaker flat and 21 % less stiff. Against PETG, PLA Wood is 56 % weaker across the layers, 45 % weaker flat and 73 % more expensive. Among the materials, PLA Wood has a low tensile strength (XY), tensile strength (Z), HDT at 0.45 MPa and price: each is in the lowest quarter of the materials that publish it. The rest of its key properties sit in the middle half.
Against its alternatives, PLA Wood has the lowest tensile strength (Z)
How does it compare with what an engineer would buy instead?
- PLA Wood: its products' median and middle half
- an alternative
- lowest to highest
- each material's median (top row)
- set apart: test bar not described as printed, or no stated load
- beyond the scale
Each row is a material, each column a property: the bar is the middle half of a material's products, the tick their median, the hairline their lowest to highest; the ticks above the rows are every material's median.
The figure as a table
| Material | Modulus (XY) (GPa) | Strength (XY) (MPa) | Strength (Z) (MPa) | Notched Charpy (kJ/m²) | HDT 0.45 MPa (°C) | Price (CAD/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLA Wood (this material) | 2.2 (1.41–2.36) · 5 | 26 (25.2–30.1) · 7 | 13.2 · 3 | 6.3 · 1 | 57 (55–59) · 4 | 45 · 3 |
| PLA-CF | 2.8 (2.26–3.65) · 7 | 42.3 (39.3–47) · 10 | 25.3 (24.1–26) · 5 | 6.08 · 2 | 55 (55–57) · 6 | 40 · 2 |
| PLA-GF | — | 46 · 1 | — | — | — | 41 · 0 |
| PETG | 1.69 (1.42–1.95) · 24 | 47 (40.3–50.6) · 34 | 30.2 (28–36.5) · 16 | 6 (4.76–8) · 10 | 70 (69–71) · 32 | 26 (25–32) · 11 |
| PP | 1.2–1.4 as published (2) | 19 · 1 | — | 65 as published (1) | 59 · 1 | 77 · 2 |
| ABS | 2.2 (2.02–2.25) · 13 | 34.5 (33–35.6) · 18 | 27.3 (24.6–28.3) · 12 | 20 (18–21.5) · 7 | 95 (89–99) · 18 | 40 (31–52) · 9 |
Each cell is the median of the products ranked, its middle half in brackets, and how many.
Where PLA Wood sits among the 128 rigid materials on file
Where is it in the landscape: stiffness against strength, heat resistance against price?
- PLA Wood: median, middle half as a cross
- a PLA Wood product
- an alternative
- another material
- beyond the scale
Tensile strength (XY) against tensile modulus (XY)
MPa, log scale
Tensile modulus (XY), GPa, log scale
HDT at 0.45 MPa against price
°C
Price, CAD/kg, log scale
Grey points are every other rigid material's medians; the alternatives are named.
The figure as a table
| Material | Tensile modulus (XY) | Tensile strength (XY) | Price | HDT at 0.45 MPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLA Wood (this material) | 2.2 GPa · 5 | 26 MPa · 7 | 45 CAD/kg · 3 | 57 °C · 4 |
| PLA-CF | 2.8 GPa · 7 | 42.3 MPa · 10 | 40 CAD/kg · 2 | 55 °C · 6 |
| PLA-GF | — | 46 MPa · 1 | 41 CAD/kg · 0 | — |
| PETG | 1.69 GPa · 24 | 47 MPa · 34 | 26 CAD/kg · 11 | 70 °C · 32 |
| PP | 1.2–1.4 GPa as published | 19 MPa · 1 | 77 CAD/kg · 2 | 59 °C · 1 |
| ABS | 2.2 GPa · 13 | 34.5 MPa · 18 | 40 CAD/kg · 9 | 95 °C · 18 |
Mechanical properties
Printed flat (XY), PLA Wood typically reaches a tensile strength of 26 MPa at a modulus of 2.2 GPa, and breaks at 12 % elongation. In bending, its flexural strength is typically 50.1 MPa at a flexural modulus of 2.4 GPa.
PLA Wood's products spread most in elongation at break: the middle half runs 8.13–15 %
How strong, stiff and tough are its products, and which stand out?
- a product
- set apart: test bar not described as printed, or no stated load
- middle half and median
- beyond the scale
One mark per product on each property's scale (zoomed where its products sit close together, as its label says); the band is the middle half of the products the median counts, and the line the median.
Hover or select a product to find it in every figure; its name opens its card on the Products page.
The figure as a table
| Property | In the median | Median | Middle half | Lowest in the median | Highest in the median | As published | Added filler or additive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile strength (XY) (MPa) | 7 | 26 | 25.2–30.1 | Filament2Print COFFEE, 23.5 | SUNLU WOOD, 33 | 9 | 0 |
| Tensile modulus (XY) (GPa) | 5 | 2.2 | 1.41–2.36 | Flashforge WOOD, 1 | Filament2Print COFFEE, 3.33 | 8 | 0 |
| Elongation at break (XY) (%) | 6 | 12 | 8.13–15 | Eryone Wood PLA, 1.2 | 3DJake ecoPLA Wood, 24 | 9 | 0 |
Every PLA Wood product that publishes these values is drawn; each value, with its document and conditions, is on the Products page.
| Product | Tensile strength (Z) | Notched Charpy impact | Notched Izod impact | Shore D hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambu Lab PLA Wood | 15 MPa | 6.3 kJ/m² | not published | not published |
| Spectrum WOOD | not published | 4.4 kJ/m²not described as printed | not published | not published |
| SUNLU WOOD | not published | not published | 6 kJ/m² | not published |
| SIDDAMENT PLA Wood | not published | not published | 5.2 kJ/m²not described as printed | not published |
| AzureFilm LumberLay | 13.2 MPaZ (ZX) | not published | not published | not published |
| Extrudr WOOD | not published | 2.5 kJ/m²not described as printed | not published | not published |
| Eryone Wood PLA | 8.9 MPaZ (X-Z) | not published | not published | not published |
| Fillamentum Timberfill | not published | not published | not published | 77 Shore D |
Across the layers (Z), PLA Wood keeps 51 % of its flat strength and 82 % of its flat stiffness
What does a printed part lose across the layers (Z) against flat (XY), and is that usual?
- a product
- equal share: 100, 75, 50 and 25 %
- PLA Wood's median share
- an alternative
Tensile strength
Z keeps 51 % of XY, median of 3 products
flat (XY), MPa
Share kept: ABS 73 % · PETG 69 % · PLA-CF 58 % · PLA Wood 51 %
Tensile modulus
Z keeps 82 % of XY, median of 3 products
flat (XY), GPa
Share kept: ABS 89 % · PETG 88 % · PLA Wood 82 % · PLA-CF 77 %
Elongation at break
Z keeps 52 % of XY, median of 2 products
flat (XY), %, log scale on both axes
Share kept: PETG 59 % · PLA Wood 52 % · PLA-CF 43 % · ABS 38 %
Each point is a product that publishes both from one sheet: below the 100 % ray it keeps less across the layers than flat. Under each plot, the median share its alternatives' products keep.
The figure as a table
| Product | Property | Flat (XY) | Across (Z) | Z as a share of XY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambu Lab PLA Wood | Tensile strength | 26 MPa | 15 MPa | 58 % |
| AzureFilm LumberLay | Tensile strength | 25.8 MPa | 13.2 MPa, Z (ZX) | 51 % |
| Eryone Wood PLA | Tensile strength | 30.1 MPa | 8.9 MPa, Z (X-Z) | 30 % |
| Bambu Lab PLA Wood | Tensile modulus | 2.36 GPa | 1.77 GPa | 75 % |
| AzureFilm LumberLay | Tensile modulus | 2.2 GPa | 1.8 GPa, Z (ZX) | 82 % |
| Eryone Wood PLA | Tensile modulus | 1.41 GPa | 1.16 GPa, Z (X-Z) | 82 % |
| Bambu Lab PLA Wood | Elongation at break | 15 % | 4.5 % | 29 % |
| Eryone Wood PLA | Elongation at break | 1.2 % | 0.9 %, Z (X-Z) | 75 % |
| PLA-CF (alternative) | Tensile strength | 58 % · 5 | ||
| PETG (alternative) | Tensile strength | 69 % · 13 | ||
| ABS (alternative) | Tensile strength | 73 % · 9 | ||
| PLA-CF (alternative) | Tensile modulus | 77 % · 5 | ||
| PETG (alternative) | Tensile modulus | 88 % · 10 | ||
| ABS (alternative) | Tensile modulus | 89 % · 7 | ||
| PLA-CF (alternative) | Elongation at break | 43 % · 5 | ||
| PETG (alternative) | Elongation at break | 59 % · 13 | ||
| ABS (alternative) | Elongation at break | 38 % · 9 |
Flat and across the layers, property by property
Flat and across the layers
| Property | Printed flat (XY) | Across the layers (Z) | Z as a share of XY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Products | Median | Products | ||
| Tensile strength MPa | 2625.2–30.1 | 7 | 13.2 | 3 | 51 %3 products |
| Tensile modulus GPa | 2.21.41–2.36 | 5 | 1.77 | 3 | 82 %3 products |
| Elongation at break % | 128.13–15 | 6 | 2.7 | 2 | 52 %2 products |
| Flexural strength MPa | 50.149.4–53.8 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 51 %1 product |
| Flexural modulus GPa | 2.42.33–2.78 | 5 | 1.98 | 1 | 71 %1 product |
The middle half of the products under each median. The share is each product's Z value as a part of its XY value, from one sheet and one state, and the median of those shares. How XY and Z differ.
Thermal properties
PLA Wood is amorphous as printed, so it softens at its glass transition, typically 59 °C: its HDT is 57 °C under 0.45 MPa and 57 °C under 1.8 MPa. As published, Vicat softening is typically 54 °C and melting typically 160 °C.
Most PLA Wood products deflect at 55–59 °C under 0.45 MPa
Where do its products soften under load?
- a product
- set apart: test bar not described as printed, or no stated load
- middle half and median
- beyond the scale
The figure as a table
| Property | In the median | Median | Middle half | Lowest in the median | Highest in the median | As published | Added filler or additive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDT at 0.45 MPa (°C) | 4 | 57 | 55–59 | Flashforge WOOD, 53 | Bambu Lab PLA Wood, 60 | 7 | 0 |
| Glass transition (Tg) (°C) | 5 | 59 | 54–60 | Nanovia PLA Wood, 52 | Extrudr WOOD, 60 | 0 | 0 |
Every PLA Wood product that publishes these values is drawn; each value, with its document and conditions, is on the Products page.
| Product | HDT at 1.8 MPa |
|---|---|
| Bambu Lab PLA Wood | 57 °C |
| Extrudr WOOD | 46 °Cnot described as printed |
Printing on the H2C
PLA Wood softens near 57 °C, below the H2C's 65 °C chamber
What does printing it on the H2C take, and how hot can a part get?
- share of the products that accept each temperature
- what most products accept
- the H2C's limit, and beyond it
- a product
- PLA Wood: its products' median and middle half
- as published, under each sheet's own test
Printing it on the H2C
In service
°C
One temperature axis for the settings a print needs and the temperatures a part meets. A setting's shade is how many of the products whose sheets give a window accept each degree; the H2C's limit closes its row.
The figure as a table
| Setting or property | Most products, or the median | Products | H2C limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nozzle | 200–220 °C | 18 | 350 °C |
| Bed | 50–60 °C | 19 | 120 °C |
| Heated chamber | 25–40 °C | 3 | 65 °C |
| Drying | 50–60 °C, 2–8 h | 13 | — |
| Vicat softening temperature | 46–65 °C | 8 | — |
| HDT at 0.45 MPa | 57 °C (55–59 °C) | 4 | — |
| HDT at 1.8 MPa | 57 °C | 1 | — |
| Glass transition (Tg) | 59 °C (54–60 °C) | 5 | — |
| Melting temperature | 145–210 °C | 9 | — |
Windows read from the Bambu Lab Filament Guide are not shaded: the guide speaks for every product that reads it.
| Setting | Most PLA Wood products |
|---|---|
| Nozzle | 200–220 °C most products that give one |
| Bed | 50–60 °C most products that give one |
| Heated chamber | 25–40 °C most products that give one |
| Drying | 50–60 °C, 2–8 h 11 of 20 products call for it; 3 more give it as optional |
| Nozzle type | standard for most one of 20 products' sheets asks for one; 2 say a standard nozzle is enough; the rest are silent |
Where a product's own sheet is silent, its setting comes from a sheet it shares or from the Bambu Lab Filament Guide; each product's card says which.
Hardened nozzle. One product needs one: AzureFilm LumberLay.
After printing
the suggested annealing temperature of models printed with Bambu PLA Wood is 50 to 60 °C, and the time is 6 to 12 hours.
Bambu Lab PLA Wood, data sheet, p. 3
What makers say about printing it
Warping and shrinkage
This material is resistant to nozzle clogging and has a low shrinkage rate
Eryone Wood PLA, data sheet, p. 1
Printing advice
we do recomment however using a nozzle of more than 0.5 mm diamter.
Nanovia PLA Wood, data sheet, p. 1
More from makers: nozzle wear, moisture sensitivity, odour and emissions, supports and removal and adhesion between layers
Nozzle wear
Ruby or hardened nozzle not necessary
Spectrum WOOD, data sheet, p. 1
Moisture sensitivity
Since cork absorbs a lot of moisture, it is advisable to always store the filament in an airtight package and, if necessary, dry it again.
Fabru PLA with Cork Fibers (Cork Filament), data sheet, p. 1
Odour and emissions
When printing, it also smells of wood.
Fabru PLA with wood fibers (wood filament), data sheet, p. 1
Supports and removal
Support Material Support for PLA
Bambu Lab PLA Wood, data sheet, p. 2
Adhesion between layers
It offers great printing properties, layer adhesion and interesting surface appearance.
Fillamentum Timberfill, data sheet, p. 1
Products
20 products from 18 makers; the most from Fabru (2) and FormFutura (2).
- Most documented: Bambu Lab PLA Wood, with values for more properties than any other.
- Highest tensile strength (XY): SUNLU WOOD, 33 MPa.
- Highest tensile strength (Z): Bambu Lab PLA Wood, 15 MPa, and it keeps the most strength across the layers, 58 % of its flat value.
- Highest HDT at 0.45 MPa: Bambu Lab PLA Wood, 60 °C.
- Lowest price: Bambu Lab PLA Wood, 32 CAD/kg.
These are published values, not recommendations: the selector judges each product against your requirements.
Uses, limitations and chemicals
What it is sold for
Our PLA wood filament 1.75mm works for 99% FDM 3D printers &3D pens.
iSANMATE PLA Wood, maker's product page or guide, p. 1Ideally suited for, e.g., seat surfaces, handles, model making, airplane models, etc.
Fabru PLA with Cork Fibers (Cork Filament), data sheet, p. 1Its dotted light brown aspect and textured surface make Nanovia PLA Wood an ideal filament for the 3D printing of toys, statues, and interior decorations.
Nanovia PLA Wood, data sheet, p. 1
What makers warn about
Can become soft again at 60 degrees Celsius
Fabru PLA with Cork Fibers (Cork Filament), data sheet, p. 1The filament is a little brittle (more than pure PLA), but robust enough to be delivered on spools.
Fabru PLA with wood fibers (wood filament), data sheet, p. 1
Finish and accuracy
Contains 20% real wood fibers with woody texture and wood scent
SUNLU WOOD, data sheet, p. 1The printed parts have a pleasantly soft surface.
Fabru PLA with Cork Fibers (Cork Filament), data sheet, p. 1+/- 0,10 mm, which are strictly controlled throughout production.
Fillamentum Timberfill, data sheet, p. 1Keep the stable tolerance in +/-0.03mm, no clogging and ensure the great 3D printing effect.
iSANMATE PLA Wood, maker's product page or guide, p. 1
Chemicals and environment
| Exposure | What makers say |
|---|---|
| Water solubility | Insoluble, in its one statement |
| Acid resistance | Not resistant, in its one statement |
| Alkali resistance | Not resistant, in its one statement |
| Organic solvent resistance | Limited, in its one statement |
| Oil and grease resistance | Limited, in its one statement |
| Flammability | Flammable, in its one statement |
Makers rarely give the concentration, temperature or duration: treat them as indications, not design data. Each product's statements are on its card.
Resin reference data (for plain PLA, where no maker of these products speaks): it absorbs moisture and is dried before melt processing. Fillers, pigments and printing change this, so it does not stand for these products.
Density and price
PLA Wood's density is typically 1,200 kg/m³, the middle half 1,110–1,230 kg/m³, across 19 products. PLA Wood typically costs 45 CAD/kg, across the 3 products with a regular price in the sample; the lowest is Bambu Lab PLA Wood at 32 CAD/kg. 3D Printing Canada lists Spectrum WOOD, out of stock when sampled, with no regular price recorded.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Bambu Lab PLA Wood | 32 CAD/kg |
| eSUN Wood | 39 CAD/kg |
| FormFutura EasyWood | 115 CAD/kg |
| Eryone Wood PLA | 45 CAD/kg |
Regular prices, never sale prices, from 9 Canadian shops and 10 foreign shops, sampled 10 Sep–20 Oct 2026, not live; shipping and tax are not included.
Other properties, as published
11 more properties are published, each under its own sheet's test conditions, so they are listed, not ranked.
The 11 properties, lowest to highest
| Property | Products | Lowest–highest |
|---|---|---|
| Melt mass-flow rate | 12 | 2–29.4 g/10 min |
| Water absorption | 4 | 0.35–1.25 % |
| Elongation at yield | 3 | 0.7–5.5 % |
| Melt volume-flow rate | 3 | 5.2–25 cm³/10 min |
| Mould shrinkage | 3 | 0.1–0.6 % |
| Decomposition temperature | 2 | 240–355 °C |
| Tensile strain at strength | 2 | 1.4–5 % |
| Continuous service temperature | 1 | 50 °C |
| Flexural elongation at break | 1 | 9.8 % |
| Hardness | 1 | 77 Shore (scale not specified by source) |
| Impact strength, test unclear | 1 | 7.1 kJ/m² |
Sources
34 documents from 18 publishers (21 data sheets, 12 makers' product pages and guides and 1 printer document), read 10 Sep–19 Oct 2026. Each value on PLA Wood's Products page names its document and page, and links to the original.
Bambu Lab, H2C Filamant Printing Guide (the H2C's printer guide): print settings for 20 products.
Every document (34), by publisher
| Publisher | Documents | Values | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| FormFutura | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| Spectrum | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Fiberlogy | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Fillamentum | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| SUNLU | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Extrudr | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| AzureFilm | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Fabru | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| iSANMATE | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Bambu Lab | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Eryone | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Filament2Print | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| and 6 more publishers, with 6 documents | |||
- 3DJake, Technical Data Sheet 3DJAKE ecoPLA Wood
- AzureFilm, LumberLay - AzureFilm
- AzureFilm, Technical Data Sheet 10.24 LumberLay
- Bambu Lab, Bambu Filament Technical Data Sheet - PLA Wood
- Bambu Lab, H2C Filamant Printing Guide | Bambu Lab Wiki
- Eryone, Technical Data Sheet (TDS) Wood PLA
- eSUN, Wood Technical Data Sheet
- Extrudr, TECHNICAL DATA SHEET WOOD
- Extrudr, WOOD Filament – Wood-Fibre-Reinforced 3D Printing Filament | Extrudr
- Fabru, PLA with Cork Fibers (Cork Filament)
- Fabru, PLA with wood fibers (wood filament)
- Fiberlogy, FiberWood PLA Filament - Fiberlogy
- Fiberlogy, Filament FiberWood – S2 - Fiberlogy
- Fiberlogy, TECHNICAL DATA SHEET Fiberlogy FiberWood
- Filament2Print, FICHA TÉCNICA COFFEE
- Fillamentum, Drying of filaments before processing on 3D printer
- Fillamentum, Timberfill
- Fillamentum, Timberfill®
- Flashforge, Technical Data Sheet WOOD Filament
- FormFutura, EasyCork
- FormFutura, EasyWood
- FormFutura, Technical Data Sheet EasyCork™
- FormFutura, Technical Data Sheet EasyWood™
- iSANMATE, iSANMATE High Performance PLA Wood 3D Printer Filament Box wood
- iSANMATE, PLA Wood Filament Technical Data Sheet
- Nanovia, Nanovia PLA Wood : 40 % vol. pine compound : Nanovia
- SIDDAMENT, PLA Wood - Technical Datasheet
- Spectrum, 3D Printing Filament Manufacturer PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
- Spectrum, Filament drying - Spectrum Filaments
- Spectrum, Spectrum Filaments Product Portfolio 2025 — Prografen pp28–29
- Spectrum, TECHNICAL DATA SHEET WOOD
- SUNLU, Product Information PLA Wood
- SUNLU, TECHNICAL DATA SHEET ISO WOOD
- Yousu, YOUSU WOOD 3D FILMAENT Technical Data Sheet