ASA print settings
ASA prints at about 255 °C with a 100 °C bed and 0% part cooling. Usable range 240–270 °C nozzle, 90–115 °C bed. Needs an enclosure.
Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate
Starting settings
- Nozzle
- 240–270 °C (start 255)
- Bed
- 90–115 °C (start 100)
- Part fan
- 0–25% (start 0%)
- Wall speed
- 30–50 mm/s
- Max volumetric flow
- 10 mm³/s
- Shrinkage
- 0.7%
- Softens at
- 100 °C
- Enclosure
- Required
- Nozzle size
- 0.4 mm or larger — 0.4 mm recommended
- Nozzle material
- Brass is fine
- Drying
- 70 °C for 4 h
Speed
Same as ABS, 30–50 mm/s. Chamber temperature governs success here, not feed rate.
Bed surface
Smooth PEI at 100 °C inside an enclosure.
What bites people
- Handles like ABS but holds up outdoors — it is the correct choice for anything that lives in sunlight, where PLA and even PETG degrade.
- Same warping behaviour as ABS. Enclosure is not optional.
Safety
- Same styrene-family emissions as ABS. Ventilate to outside air or filter properly.
- Bed above 90 °C causes contact burns immediately.
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