Prusa3D Prusament PA11 CF Black
Material identity
| MaterialID | MAT0018 |
|---|---|
| Material | Prusa3D Prusament PA11 CF Black |
| Manufacturer | Prusa3D |
| Product line | Prusament |
| Base material | PA11 |
| Category | Engineering |
| Variant / finish | — |
| Reinforcement | CF |
| Color | Black |
Governed engineering profile
| Overall | 48/100 |
|---|---|
| Tensile | 34/100 |
| Impact | — |
| Izod | 12/100 |
| Charpy | 12/100 |
| Stiffness | 100/100 |
| Consistency | 84/100 |
| Layer adhesion | 10/100 |
| Thermal | 71/100 |
| Best available axis | stiffness |
Engineering score profile
Engineering radar
Legacy Impact radar: 21.466 % of legacy rig capacity. This historical visual reference is the mean corrected Flat/Upright result divided by the matching rig capacity; it is not a modern engineering score.
Izod and Charpy use versioned method references and together form one equally weighted impact family. Overall requires all five families and both calibrated methods; incomplete profiles are not ranked. Legacy Impact and thermal are outside Overall. Missing axes have gaps with no marker or filled polygon; measured zero retains a centre marker.
Fixture thermal result
Nearby BlueDOT probe-indicated fixture temperature from a non-standard comparative 3DPIceland method; not ASTM D648, ISO 75, specimen temperature, certified HDT or a manufacturer limit.
Material and manufacturer context
| Metric | Selected material | Material average | Manufacturer average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 48/100 | 48/100 | — |
| Tensile | 34/100 | 34/100 | 31/100 |
| Impact | — | — | — |
| Izod | 12/100 | 12/100 | 9/100 |
| Charpy | 12/100 | 12/100 | 12/100 |
| Stiffness | 100/100 | 100/100 | 84/100 |
| Consistency | 84/100 | 84/100 | 76/100 |
| Layer adhesion | 10/100 | 10/100 | 32/100 |
| Thermal | 71/100 | — | — |
Verified measurement results
Existing Verified Material Summary outputs. The public renderer does not read raw specimen rows or recalculate these values.
| Measurement | Average | Std. deviation | CV | Samples | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile upright | 4.7 MPa | 1.982 MPa | 42.2% | 9 | 9/10 |
| Tensile flat | 49.111 MPa | 5.071 MPa | 10.3% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Impact upright | 3.589 kJ/m² | 0.524 kJ/m² | 14.6% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Impact flat | 20.871 kJ/m² | 5.78 kJ/m² | 27.7% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Izod | 9.884 kJ/m² | 0.302 kJ/m² | 3.1% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Charpy | 9.91 kJ/m² | 0.512 kJ/m² | 5.2% | 9 | 9/10 |
| Stiffness modulus | 3968.005 MPa | — | — | — | — |
| Stiffness deflection | 1.368 mm | — | — | — | — |
Measurement provenance
Canonical per-module measured dates from SQLite, shown in unambiguous ISO format. Missing dates are not inferred.
| Module | Measured date |
|---|---|
| Tensile | Not recorded |
| Impact | Not recorded |
| Izod | 2026-09-29 |
| Charpy | 2026-09-29 |
| Stiffness | Not recorded |
| Thermal | Not recorded |
Engineering interpretation
Strengths
- Consistency: 84/100. Repeatability is one of the stronger signals in this material profile.
- Stiffness: 100/100. Stiffness is a relative advantage in this comparison group.
Limitations
- Tensile: 34/100. Avoid using this as the primary choice for tensile-loaded parts.
- Izod/Charpy impact family: 12/100. Validate impact or shock-loaded components against their application requirements.
- Layer adhesion: 10/100. Z-axis performance should be treated with caution.
Engineering trade-offs
- Good repeatability does not compensate for low tensile capability in load-bearing designs.
- Stiffness is useful for shape stability, but impact tolerance is a separate limitation.
- The report should be read as a suitability warning rather than a general-purpose recommendation.
Recommended applications
- Rigid brackets, fixtures and shape-stable prototypes
- Repeatable print jobs and production-style batches
- Cosmetic parts, concept models or low-load prototypes
- Avoid high tensile load applications
- Avoid high impact components
Metric rankings and percentiles
| Metric | Score | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 48/100 | 23 / 80 | Better than 73% |
| Tensile | 34/100 | 66 / 243 | Better than 73% |
| Impact | — | — | — |
| Izod | 12/100 | 22 / 83 | Better than 75% |
| Charpy | 12/100 | 23 / 82 | Better than 73% |
| Stiffness | 100/100 | 1 / 240 | Better than 100% |
| Consistency | 84/100 | 33 / 243 | Better than 87% |
| Layer adhesion | 10/100 | 226 / 243 | Better than 7% |
| Thermal | 71/100 | 6 / 226 | Better than 98% |
Decision guidance
- Use this material mainly for low-load, visual or experimental parts.
- Do not choose it as a tensile-strength benchmark material.
- Validate impact-focused or shock-loaded designs against the measured Izod/Charpy results.
Better alternatives
| MaterialID | Material | Manufacturer | Overall | Tensile | Impact | Izod | Charpy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No stronger same-base-material alternatives were identified in the current governed dataset. | |||||||
Peer context
Highest-scoring same-base-material peers from the current governed dataset. This context is descriptive and is not recalculated by the public renderer.
| MaterialID | Material | Manufacturer | Overall | Tensile | Impact | Izod | Charpy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No same-material peers with governed score context are available. | |||||||
Public links
Methodology and limitations
Izod and Charpy Impact Strength
Izod Impact Strength · 2026-09-29
Instrument readings in kJ/m²
Mean 9.884 kJ/m²; Std. Dev 0.302 kJ/m²; CV 3.057%; Samples 10; Confidence 10
No break 0; invalid 0; excluded 0.
Comparative measurements; standard conformity unverified.
Charpy Impact Strength · 2026-09-29
Instrument readings in kJ/m²
Mean 9.91 kJ/m²; Std. Dev 0.512 kJ/m²; CV 5.163%; Samples 9; Confidence 9
No break 0; invalid 0; excluded 0.
Comparative measurements; standard conformity unverified.