Recreus Filaflex 82A: soft flexible TPU, Original
Filaflex 82A “Original” is the classic TPU from Spanish maker Recreus: softer and stretchier than the 95A, with a Shore 82A hardness and 650% elongation at break. It's for parts that have to bend a lot or genuinely cushion: gaskets, soles, grips, plugs or protectors. In return it's more demanding to print, and Recreus recommends a direct-drive extruder.
- Shore 82A TPU with 650% elongation at break, according to Recreus.
- Not every printer takes it: Bambu Lab does not support TPU softer than 85A, and Creality requires 95A or harder on the K1C and K1 Max and does not support 90A or softer on the K2 Plus.
- Recommended with a direct-drive extruder; in a long Bowden tube it tends to compress and jam.
- Sold in 16 colours, in 1.75, 2.20 or 2.85 mm, on 500 g, 1 kg or 3 kg spools.
- Print slowly, with almost no retraction and the filament well guided right up to the gears.
- If it's your first flexible, the 95A is easier; the 82A pays off when the part really has to be soft.
Where to buy it
Sold by Recreus: on its website you see the final price, shipping, returns and warranty, and you pay there. usi3d does not sell it or take payment for it.
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Which printers it fits
It works with printers that use this diameter and accept this material: check your printer's specifications.
Guides for printing with this material
What usually goes wrong with this material and how to fix it, in usi3d's troubleshooting guides:
- TPU and flexibles: they tangle in the extruder, jam in the tube or the multi-colour system, or string
- Damp TPU: strings, bubbles and a rough surface; how to dry it and print it with fewer strings
- Very soft TPU (85A or softer): only with a direct drive extruder, a short path and very slowly
- How to store spools so they do not absorb moisture or tangle
Technical data
- Brand
- Recreus
- Model
- Filaflex 82A «Original»
- EAN
- 8435424800141
- Material
- TPU
- Hardness
- Shore 82A
- Elongation at break
- 650%
- Diameters
- 1.75 MM, 2.85 MM, 2.20 MM
- Weights
- 500 GR, 3 KG, 1 KG
- Number of colors
- 16
- Shop
- Recreus
From the manufacturer or the shop; they may vary by variant.
How to choose the right one
First check your printer's minimum hardness: on a Bambu Lab, or on a Creality K1C, K1 Max or K2 Plus, choose the 95A. Also check that it has a direct-drive extruder and that the path between the drive gear and the nozzle leaves no gaps where the filament could buckle. And choose the diameter your machine takes, usually 1.75 mm.
How we choose products
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