Transparent PLA
FormFutura Transparent PLA is a premium 3D printing filament with excellent transparency and light diffusion, allowing high-gloss or semi-matte finishes through simple print setting adjustments. It offers fast, reliable printing with high dimensional accuracy, making it ideal for detailed, aesthetic, and light-transmitting 3D prints.
Name :
[TRPL-175CLEA-01000] Transparent PLA (1.75mm, Clear, 1kg, Spool)SKU :
TRPL-175CLEA-01000EAN :
8720847067487FormFutura Transparent PLA is a premium, highly crystalline PLA filament designed for FDM/FFF 3D printers. It offers excellent clarity, light diffusion, and semi-optical transparency. This advanced PLA formulation allows users to fine-tune the visual appearance of printed parts, ranging from high-gloss transparent finishes to subtle semi-matte effects, simply by adjusting print temperature, cooling, and print speed.
When printed at higher temperatures and lower speeds, layer lines visually blend, resulting in smooth, clear surfaces that are ideal for aesthetic, functional, and light-transmitting applications.
Thanks to its optimized material flow properties, FormFutura Transparent PLA enables fast, precise, and reliable 3D printing. This filament delivers outstanding dimensional accuracy and stability, making it easy to print complex geometries and detailed structures with consistent results and minimal defects. FormFutura Transparent PLA is also food contact approved, making it suitable for applications where food safety compliance is required when printed under appropriate conditions.
Food Contact Approved
The raw materials used to produce FormFutura Transparent PLA filament are approved for food contact applications in the EU, USA, and China.
- European Union: EC No. 10/2011.
- USA: FDA 21 CFR.
- China: GB 9685-2016 and GB4806.7-2023.
Sustainability
FormFutura Transparent PLA is made from 100% biobased content according to EN16785-1 and ASTM D6866 regulations. This plant-based thermoplastic is 100% recyclable and fully certified industrially compostable according to EN13432 and ASTM D6400 standards for industrial composting.
Important key features of Transparent PLA
- Highly transparent PLA filament with customizable visual appearance and surface finish.
- Optimized material flow properties for fast and precise 3D printing.
- Food contact safe.
- Compatible with all AMS systems and suitable for high speed printing.
- EU-Made Premium Quality Filament spooled on recycled certified second-life PP spools.
Suitable applications for Transparent PLA
- 3D Printing light-related parts, such as LED diffusers, light covers, lamp shades, backlit signs and logos, orindicator windows in enclosures.
- Creating Visual inspection parts, like fluid channels and enclosures where you want to monitor movementor flow.
- Printing decorative & aesthetic parts, such as vases, art pieces, lithophanes, trophy parts and displaystands.
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Windows, lenses and covers, such as small viewing windows in enclosures, protective covers forelectronics, camera housings, and instrument covers.
- Manufacturing educational and prototyping parts, such as anatomy or engineering models, cutawaydesigns printed as one piece, and manufacturing demos.
General printing guidelines *
| Print temp: ± 190 – 225° C * | Drybox: No | Adhesive: EasyFix Nr. I |
| Fan speed: 50 – 100% | Enclosure: No | Experience level: Beginner |
| Heat bed: ± 45 – 55° C * | Drying: ~4 - 6 hours @ ~40-50°C | Nozzle size: ≥ 0.15mm |
*) Above displayed settings are meant as guidance to find your optimal print settings. These ranges in settings should work for most printers, but please do feel free to experiment outside these ranges if you think it is suitable for your printer. There are a lot of different type of printers, hot-ends and printer offsets that it is extremely difficult to give an overall one-size-fits-all setting.
*)When using high speed printing, the above displayed settings will likely need to be adjusted accordingly.
Specifications
Material properties
Density
MFI (210°C, 2,16kg)
Moisture content
Mechanical properties
Tensile strength
Tensile modulus
Elongation at break
Charpy notched impact strength (at 23°C)
Thermal properties
HDT B
Glass transition temperature
Melting temperature
Typical value
1.24 g/cm3
8g/10min
≤ 400 ppm
50 MPa
3500 MPa
5%
5 KJ/m2
60°C
60°C
175°C
Test Method
DSC
ISO 1133
ISO 527
ISO 527
ISO 527
ISO 179
ISO 75
DSC
DSC
Storage and handling
Filament should be stored at room temperature in a dry and dark place with humidity below 15%. Recommended storage temperature is ca. 18-25°C (64.4 -77.0°F). Keep out of moisture, sunlight and direct heat. When stored properly, product has a shelf life of 24 months. To obtain the best parameters of the printed object, it is recommended to dry the material prior to usage and to 3D print it directly from a dry box.
Packaging & Logistics Information
FormFutura Transparent PLA filament is supplied as standard on multiple spool sizes, ranging from 1 kg up to 8 kg, to accommodate different production and printing requirements. The table below provides an overview of the number of spools per master carton and the maximum number of spools that can be shipped on a EURO pallet, supporting efficient storage, handling, and logistics planning.
Spool weight
1,000 g (1 kg)
2,300 g (2.3 kg)
4,500 g (4.5 kg)
8,000 g (8 kg)
Spools per master box
10
5
1
1
Spools per EURO pallet
400
120
90
60
Custom Colors, Spool Sizes, and Private Labeling
Transparent PLA can be made in custom colors and custom spool sizes, with configurable filament weights to meet specific customer requirements. Private labeling options are also available upon request. For further information regarding customization possibilities, pricing, and minimum order quantities (MOQs), please contact an account manager or our sales team at sales@formfutura.com.
Product export information
| HS Code: 39169090 | Description: Monofilament for 3D printing | Country of origin: European Union |