OrCA®
A high-performance 3D printing filament made from recycled fishing nets
and 10% recycled carbon fiber cut strand fill.
| Working temperature: | 250–270 °C |
| Heated bed: | 80–110 °C |
| Available diameters: | 1.75 mm |
| Diameter tolerance: | +/- 0.05 mm |
| Weight: | 750 g of filament (+ 230 g spool) |
| The length of the filament: | 230 m (1.75 mm, 500 g) |
Fishy Filaments’ OrCA® (Nylon 6) is a type of 3D printing filament that is made from recycled fishing nets and a 10% recycled carbon fiber cut strand fill. Both the polyamide and carbon fibers are recycled making this the lowest carbon impact material in its class. Its mechanical properties make it an especially interesting material for use in applications where exceptional strength and stiffness are useful e.g., mobility, high-speed components.
Features:
- 100% recycled material
- Exceptional strength and stiffness
- UV stabilized
- Wear resistance
- Creep resistance (resistance against deformation under long-term load)
- Exceptional temperature resistance up to 180 °C
- High tensile strength also at high temperatures
- High impact resistance is preserved also under low temperatures (at -20 °C)
- Low thermal expansion
- Safe to use in electrical and electronic equipment
Fishy filaments comparison
| Nylon FX256 | Nylon AF80 Aramid | Nylon CF15 Carbon | Fishy Filaments’ Porthcurno by Fillamentum | Fishy Filaments’ 0rCA® by Fillamentum |
Polymer base | polyamide 12 | polyamide 12 + 8 % aramid fibers | polyamide 12 + 15 % carbon fibers | 100% recycled polyamide 6 | 100% recycled polyamide 6 + 10 % recycled carbon fibers |
Tensile modulus | 1400 MPa | 2200 MPa | 3600 MPa | 2200 MPa | 3600 MPa |
Elongation at break | 50 % | 13 % | 17 % | 51 % | 16 % |
Charpy impact resistance | ••• 7 kJ/m2 (notched) | • 53.2 kJ/m2 (unnotched) | • 86.2 kJ/m2 (unnotched) | ••• 5 kJ/m2 (notched) | •• 4 kJ/m2 (notched) |
Density | 1.01 g/cm3 | 0.99 g/cm3 | 1.08 g/cm3 | 1.13 g/cm3 | 1.18 g/cm3 |
Ease of printing | difficult | easy | medium | difficult | difficult |
Weather resistance | •• | • | •• | •••• (UV stabilized) | •••• (UV stabilized) |
Heat resistance | from -40 °C up to 140 °C | from -40 °C up to 140 °C | from -40 °C up to 140 °C | up to 180 °C | up to 180 °C |