Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide
Polyamide (Nylon), polyamide not disclosed by the maker
8 products from 7 makers. Bambu Lab lists this material type for the H2C; the listing covers the type, not each brand.
- Tensile modulus (XY)
- 2.48GPa
- 4 products · middle half 1.89–3.08
- Tensile strength (XY)
- 57MPa
- 4 products · middle half 50.5–64.5
- Tensile strength (Z)
- 24MPa
- one product
- Notched Charpy impact
- 5.2kJ/m²
- one product
- HDT at 0.45 MPa
- 60°C
- 2 products · 41–79
- Price
- 107CAD/kg
- one product
Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide is a polyamide whose makers do not name its type. A maker sells it for functional prototypes and end-use parts in automotive and industrial products, and others for metal-detectable food-industry parts. Its tensile strength (XY) is 49–69.2 MPa and its HDT at 0.45 MPa is 41–79 °C. On the H2C makers advise drying the filament, and a metal-filled food-industry product needs a hardened nozzle.
Partly documented Tensile strength (Z), notched Charpy impact and price rest on 1 product each, HDT at 0.45 MPa on 2 products and tensile modulus (XY) and tensile strength (XY) on 4 products each. 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
- 280–290 °C
- 2 of 4 that give one
- Bed
- 50 °C
- 2 of 4 that give one
- Heated chamber
- 40–60 °C
- 1 of 2 that give one
- Drying
- 60–100 °C, 4–8 h
- 4 of 8 products call for it; 1 more gives it as optional
- Nozzle type
- hardened
- one of 8 products' sheets asks for one; the rest are silent
Beyond the H2C's limits (nozzle 350 °C, bed 120 °C, heated chamber 65 °C): chamber for 1 product.
Among the materials
Against Nylon-CF, maker-undisclosed polyamide, Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide is 39 % stronger flat and 8 % less stiff, and its HDT at 0.45 MPa is 85 °C lower. Against Nylon-GF, maker-undisclosed polyamide, Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide is 12 % less stiff. Among the materials, Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide has a low notched Charpy impact and HDT at 0.45 MPa: both are in the lowest quarter of the materials that publish them. The rest of its key properties sit in the middle half.
Against its alternatives, Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide has the lowest tensile strength (Z) and notched Charpy impact
How does it compare with what an engineer would buy instead?
- Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide: its products' median and middle half
- an alternative
- lowest to highest
- each material's median (top row)
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide (this material) | 2.48 (1.89–3.08) · 4 | 57 (50.5–64.5) · 4 | 24 · 1 | 5.2 · 1 | 60 · 2 | 107 · 1 |
| Nylon-CF, maker-undisclosed polyamide | 2.7 · 2 | 41 · 3 | 25.4 · 1 | — | 145 (123–146) · 4 | 167 · 1 |
| Nylon-GF, maker-undisclosed polyamide | 2.82 · 2 | 59.9 · 2 | — | — | 152 · 1 | — |
| PLA | 2.58 (2–2.88) · 61 | 45 (39.5–53) · 83 | 30.3 (22.1–34) · 40 | 6 (3.97–7.9) · 14 | 56 (53–58) · 50 | 33 (28–40) · 27 |
| 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 |
| 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 Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide sits among the 128 rigid materials on file
Where is it in the landscape: stiffness against strength, heat resistance against price?
- Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide: median, middle half as a cross
- a Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide (this material) | 2.48 GPa · 4 | 57 MPa · 4 | 107 CAD/kg · 1 | 60 °C · 2 |
| Nylon-CF, maker-undisclosed polyamide | 2.7 GPa · 2 | 41 MPa · 3 | 167 CAD/kg · 1 | 145 °C · 4 |
| Nylon-GF, maker-undisclosed polyamide | 2.82 GPa · 2 | 59.9 MPa · 2 | — | 152 °C · 1 |
| PLA | 2.58 GPa · 61 | 45 MPa · 83 | 33 CAD/kg · 27 | 56 °C · 50 |
| PETG | 1.69 GPa · 24 | 47 MPa · 34 | 26 CAD/kg · 11 | 70 °C · 32 |
| ABS | 2.2 GPa · 13 | 34.5 MPa · 18 | 40 CAD/kg · 9 | 95 °C · 18 |
Mechanical properties
Printed flat (XY), Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide typically reaches a tensile strength of 57 MPa at a modulus of 2.48 GPa, and breaks at 9.77 % elongation. In bending, its flexural strength is typically 58 MPa at a flexural modulus of 1.51 GPa.
Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide's products spread most in tensile modulus: the middle half runs 1.89–3.08 GPa
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
- added filler or additive, kept out of the median
- 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) | 4 | 57 | 50.5–64.5 | Essentium PA, 49 | CreatBot Ultra PA, 69.2 | 3 | 2 |
| Tensile modulus (XY) (GPa) | 4 | 2.48 | 1.89–3.08 | Markforged Nylon White, 1.7 | CreatBot Ultra PA, 3.33 | 3 | 2 |
Every Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide product that publishes these values is drawn; each value, with its document and conditions, is on the Products page.
| Product | Tensile strength (Z) | Elongation at break (XY) | Notched Charpy impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| colorFabb Blue Metal | not published | 4.5 % | 3.1 kJ/m² |
| colorFabb PA NEAT | not published | 8.5 % | 5.2 kJ/m² |
| CreatBot Ultra PA | not published | 9.77 % | not published |
| Markforged Nylon White | not published | 150 % | not published |
| Essentium PA | 24 MPaZ (ZX) | not published | not published |
| Sakata 3D PA-NT | not published | 1.9 %not described as printed | 6.8 kJ/m²not described as printed |
Across the layers (Z), Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide keeps 49 % of its flat strength and 84 % 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 %
- Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide's median share
- an alternative
Tensile strength
Z keeps 49 % of XY, median of 1 product
flat (XY), MPa
Share kept: ABS 73 % · PETG 69 % · PLA 60 % · Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide 49 %
Tensile modulus
Z keeps 84 % of XY, median of 1 product
flat (XY), GPa
Share kept: ABS 89 % · PLA 89 % · PETG 88 % · Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide 84 %
Elongation at break
No Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide product publishes both
Share kept: PETG 59 % · PLA 59 % · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentium PA | Tensile strength | 49 MPa | 24 MPa, Z (ZX) | 49 % |
| Essentium PA | Tensile modulus | 1.95 GPa | 1.64 GPa, Z (ZX) | 84 % |
| PLA (alternative) | Tensile strength | 60 % · 39 | ||
| PETG (alternative) | Tensile strength | 69 % · 13 | ||
| ABS (alternative) | Tensile strength | 73 % · 9 | ||
| PLA (alternative) | Tensile modulus | 89 % · 29 | ||
| PETG (alternative) | Tensile modulus | 88 % · 10 | ||
| ABS (alternative) | Tensile modulus | 89 % · 7 | ||
| PLA (alternative) | Elongation at break | 59 % · 35 | ||
| PETG (alternative) | Elongation at break | 59 % · 13 | ||
| ABS (alternative) | Elongation at break | 38 % · 9 |
No Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide product publishes elongation at break both flat and across the layers from one sheet.
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 | 5750.5–64.5 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 49 %1 product |
| Tensile modulus GPa | 2.481.89–3.08 | 4 | 1.64 | 1 | 84 %1 product |
| Elongation at break % | 9.77 | 3 | — | — | |
| Flexural strength MPa | 58 | 3 | — | — | |
| Flexural modulus GPa | 1.51 | 3 | — | — | |
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
Its products put HDT at 41–79 °C under 0.45 MPa. As published, melting is typically 210 °C.
| Product | HDT at 0.45 MPa | HDT at 1.8 MPa |
|---|---|---|
| colorFabb PA Blue | 60 °Cload not stated | not published |
| UltiMaker MAKERBOT SPECIALTY | 91 °Cnot described as printed | not published |
| CreatBot Ultra PA | 79 °C | not published |
| Markforged Nylon White | 41 °C | not published |
| Essentium PA | 82 °Cnot described as printed | not published |
| Sakata 3D PA-NT | not published | 60 °Cnot described as printed |
Not published for Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide: the glass transition.
Printing on the H2C
Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide softens near 60 °C, below the H2C's 65 °C chamber; 1 product asks for more than the H2C gives
What does printing it on the H2C take, and how hot can a part get?
- share of the products that accept each temperature
- the H2C's limit, and beyond it
- a product
- Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide: 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 | 220–235 °C; 245–265 °C; 265–290 °C; 280–300 °C | 4 | 350 °C |
| Bed | 40–50 °C; 50–60 °C; 70–80 °C; 85–100 °C | 4 | 120 °C |
| Heated chamber | 40–60 °C; 100 °C | 2 | 65 °C |
| Drying | 60–100 °C, 4–8 h | 3 | — |
| HDT at 0.45 MPa | 60 °C | 2 | — |
| Melting temperature | 189–231 °C | 2 | — |
Windows read from the Bambu Lab Filament Guide are not shaded: the guide speaks for every product that reads it.
| Setting | Most Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide products |
|---|---|
| Nozzle | 280–290 °C 2 of 4 that give one |
| Bed | 50 °C 2 of 4 that give one |
| Heated chamber | 40–60 °C 1 of 2 that give one |
| Drying | 60–100 °C, 4–8 h 4 of 8 products call for it; 1 more gives it as optional |
| Nozzle type | hardened one of 8 products' sheets asks for one; 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: Nanovia PA Food Industry.
What makers say about printing it
Moisture sensitivity
Drying is advised using filament dryers, drying temperature set at 70-80C for 4-6 hours.
colorFabb PA NEAT, data sheet, p. 1
Printing advice
For accurate detection, we recommend using appropriate equipment designed for the food processing environment and increasing the infill for the 3D printed object to increase the particle content.
colorFabb PA Blue Metal Detectable, data sheet, p. 1
More from makers: adhesion between layers, warping and shrinkage and supports and removal
Adhesion between layers
A fan speed of 0% is advised to achieve the best layer-to-layer adhesion.
colorFabb PA Blue Metal Detectable, data sheet, p. 2
Warping and shrinkage
ColorFabb PA NEAT is a one of a kind low warp polyamide formulation with the ability to print nearly warp free.
colorFabb PA NEAT, data sheet, p. 1
Supports and removal
MakerBot Nylon is compatible with MakerBot’s water soluble PVA for unrestricted geometric freedom
UltiMaker MAKERBOT SPECIALTY NYLON, data sheet, p. 1
Products
8 products from 7 makers; the most from colorFabb (2).
- Most documented: Sakata 3D PA-NT, with values for more properties than any other.
- Highest tensile strength (XY): CreatBot Ultra PA, 69.2 MPa.
These are published values, not recommendations: the selector judges each product against your requirements.
Uses, limitations and chemicals
What it is sold for
The colorFabb PA Blue Metal Detectable is a 3D printing filament infused with metal detectable particles.
colorFabb PA Blue Metal Detectable, data sheet, p. 1Nanovia PA Food Industry (FI) is a 3D printer filament enriched with a metallic charge. This charge is detectable by tunnel metal detectors communly used in the agri-food industry, to prevent fractures parts to end up in the final product.
Nanovia PA Food Industry, data sheet, p. 1MakerBot Nylon is compatible with MakerBot’s water soluble PVA for unrestricted geometric freedom and is ideal for demanding applications in the automotive and industrial products industries for both functional prototypes and end use parts.
UltiMaker MAKERBOT SPECIALTY NYLON, data sheet, p. 1
What makers warn about
Disclaimer:Please be advised that the metal particles integrated into our product are designed for detection by specialized metal detection equipment used in the food industry. Standard household magnets or basic metal detectors may not reliably detect these particles. Our materials are optimized for advanced metal detection systems like electromagnetic induction and X-ray inspection. For accurate detection, we recommend using appropriate equipment designed for the food processing environment.
colorFabb PA Blue Metal Detectable, maker's product page or guide, p. 1Standard household magnets or basic metal detectors may not reliably detect these particles.
colorFabb PA Blue Metal Detectable, data sheet, p. 1
Finish and accuracy
Nylon White parts are smooth, non-abrasive, and easily painted.
Markforged Nylon White, data sheet, p. 2
Chemicals and environment
No maker of these products publishes resistance to a named chemical, to water or to sunlight.
Density and price
Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide's density is typically 1,150 kg/m³, the middle half 1,130–1,170 kg/m³, across 4 products. One product has a sampled price: colorFabb PA NEAT at 107 CAD/kg, from 3DJake International's listing in EUR, converted at the Bank of Canada rate of 29 Sep 2026. No Canadian shop in the sample sells it.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| colorFabb Blue Metal | 107 CAD/kg |
| colorFabb PA NEAT | 107 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
7 more properties are published, each under its own sheet's test conditions, so they are listed, not ranked.
The 7 properties, lowest to highest
| Property | Products | Lowest–highest |
|---|---|---|
| Water absorption | 4 | 0.3–11 % |
| Melt mass-flow rate | 3 | 5.5–9.4 g/10 min |
| Continuous service temperature | 1 | 120 °C |
| Elongation at yield | 1 | 10 % |
| Flexural stress at conventional deflection | 1 | 50 MPa |
| Impact strength, test unclear | 1 | 9.74 kJ/m² |
| Tensile strain at strength | 1 | 4 % |
Sources
14 documents from 8 publishers (10 data sheets, 3 makers' product pages and guides and 1 printer document), read 10 Sep–19 Oct 2026. Each value on Nylon, maker-undisclosed polyamide'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 7 products.
Every document (14), by publisher
| Publisher | Documents | Values | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| colorFabb | 6 | 30 | 2 |
| CreatBot | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Essentium / Nexa3D | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Sakata 3D | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Markforged | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| UltiMaker | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Nanovia | 1 | 5 | 1 |
- Bambu Lab, H2C Filamant Printing Guide | Bambu Lab Wiki
- colorFabb, PA Blue Metal Detectable Filament – Food‐Safe Nylon 3D Filament | colorFabb
- colorFabb, PA-Neat – Clean, Unfilled Nylon Filament for Engineering-Grade 3D Prints | colorFabb
- colorFabb, Technical datasheet colorFabb PA NEAT
- colorFabb, Technical datasheet PA Blue Metal Detectable
- colorFabb, Technical datasheet PA Blue Metal Detectable
- colorFabb, Technical datasheet PA Neat
- CreatBot, Technical Data Sheet:CreatBot Ultra PA
- CreatBot, Ultra PA Filament Printing Guide
- Essentium / Nexa3D, Essentium PA Technical Data Sheet
- Markforged, Composites Material Datasheet
- Nanovia, Nanovia PA Food Industry : Magnetic field detectable : Nanovia
- Sakata 3D, PA-NT Technical Data Sheet
- UltiMaker, MAKERBOT SPECIALTY NYLON | Data Sheet