3dkonductive - electroconductive

Electroconductive Filament

Process information

3dkonductive is a highly filled PLA. It is a special material developed for good printability and high conductivity.

The conductivity is realized with a special carbon black. Due to the heavy filling it is, is brittle and has different flow properties compared to standard PLA.

If you follow our process preferences closely you will be able to print the material successfully and avoid clogged extruders and other problems

Settings

Print temperature           200-230° C
Speed                               tested up to 90mm/s
Print Bed                          60-70°C or cold
Bed Surface                     Blue-/ Brown tape, Kapton, Printafix, Permanent surfaces (Careful high adhesion!)
Other Materials               Adhere to 3dk-PLA (and the other way around)

Process

To avoid clogged extruders, remove the filament from your extruder directly after printing, before it cools down.
This can be easily achieved by adding the following command line to your end GCode in your slicing Software at the top of the end GCode:
G1 E-100 F600
This command makes your 3d printer retract 100mm of filament after the print is finished. The hotend cools down without filament.

Cleaning your extruder

We recommend cleaning your extruder directly after finishing the print, before the hotend cools down. Use our special purpose cleansing filament 3dklean. Alternatively, you can purge your extruder using standard PLA filament until no more black plastic extrudes from your nozzle.

Resistance

Electrical resistance tested on a printed test piece according to DIN 53482

Specific volume resistance 24 kΩ*cm

Surface resistance in the printed direction 23kΩ, vertical to the printed direction 53kΩ