OzFDM PC-ABS blends the strength and heat resistance of polycarbonate with the printability and toughness of ABS. That combination gives you a versatile engineering-grade material with high impact durability and better thermal performance than standard ABS, while staying noticeably easier to print than pure polycarbonate on its own.

It delivers strong layer adhesion, reliable print consistency and reduced brittleness, so parts hold up under real mechanical load rather than cracking the first time they are dropped or knocked. That makes it a solid pick for automotive components that sit near heat sources, electronic housings that need to protect what's inside, functional prototypes destined for testing, tooling used repeatedly in a workshop, and other structural parts that need more backbone than a standard filament can offer. It is a sensible middle-ground choice whenever a project has outgrown what plain ABS can deliver but doesn't quite justify the extra printing difficulty of a pure polycarbonate.

Like ABS, it benefits from an enclosed printer or at least a draft-free environment to control warping and layer splitting as it cools, and a heated bed helps keep the first layers stuck down through the print. Good ventilation is worth having on hand too, as with any ABS-based blend, since it releases fumes during printing the same way standard ABS does.

Given the heat and impact demands this filament is usually chosen for, it is worth checking your slicer's recommended profile for PC-ABS specifically rather than reusing plain ABS settings, as print and bed temperatures typically need to run a little hotter to get the full benefit of the polycarbonate content.

Polycarbonate and ABS blend
High impact durability and improved heat resistance
Strong mechanical strength and dimensional stability
Easier to print than pure polycarbonate
Ideal for automotive components, electronic housings, functional prototypes, tooling and structural parts
Available in black, white and natural

Manufactured to strict QA standards and available for local pickup at OzFDM.

1.75 mm PC-ABS Filament - 1 KG