Recreus Filaflex 95A: semi-flexible TPU
Filaflex 95A “Medium-Flex” is the semi-flexible TPU from Recreus, the Spanish maker behind the Filaflex range, sold directly in its own shop. At Shore 95A it bends and takes knocks without breaking, yet it's much easier to print than a soft TPU, and the brand says it also works with Bowden extruders. Use it for cases, gaskets, bumpers, wheels or parts that need to absorb impacts.
- Shore 95A TPU with elongation at break of up to 500%, according to Recreus.
- Suitable for Bowden extruders according to the brand; with a direct-drive extruder it's easier still.
- In the shop you choose the colour (black, white, transparent, nude, red, blue, green or fluorescent), diameter (1.75, 2.20 or 2.85 mm) and weight (500 g, 1 kg or 3 kg).
- Print it slowly with little retraction: TPU compresses along the filament path and can tangle in the extruder.
- Dry it if it bubbles or strings: TPU absorbs moisture easily.
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.
Link to the shop
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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 95A «Medium-Flex»
- EAN
- 8435424800844
- Material
- TPU
- Hardness
- Shore 95A
- Elongation at break
- up to 500%
- Diameters
- 1.75 MM, 2.85 MM, 2.20 MM
- Weights
- 500 GR, 3 KG, 1 KG
- Shop
- Recreus
From the manufacturer or the shop; they may vary by variant.
How to choose the right one
Pick your printer's diameter (1.75 mm on most) and start with 500 g if it's your first flexible. On a Bowden printer, this 95A is a better starting point than the softer 82A; and on a Bambu Lab, or a Creality K1C, K1 Max or K2 Plus, the 82A is softer than they support.
How we choose products
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