| Mechanische Festigkeit | PLA | PETG | ABS | TPE | PA | Elkamet PA-6 |
| Schlagzähigkeit | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● |
| Zugfestigkeit | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● |
| Elastische Verformbarkeit | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● |
| Temperatur | | | | | | |
| Extrudertemperatur | 200 °C | 220 °C | 240°C | 230 °C | 250°C | 295 °C |
| Druckbetttemperatur | 55 °C | 75 °C | 100 °C | 50 °C | 60 °C -100°C | 80 °C |
| Temperaturbeständigkeit | 60 °C | 80 °C | 100 °C | 100 °C | 110 °C | 170 °C |
| Anwendungsgebiete | | | | | | |
| Deko, Hobby | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prototypen | ⁄ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Funktionale Anwendungen | ⁄ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Druckanforderungen | | | | | | |
| Geringer Warping-Effekt | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● |
| Gehäuse notwendig | ⁄ | ⁄ | (✓) | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) |
| Druckbettbeheizung notwendig | ⁄ | ⁄ | (✓) | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) |
| Filamenttrockner notwendig | ⁄ | ⁄ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |