ASA Filament
ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) is a high-performance thermoplastic structurally similar to ABS, but formulated with an acrylic ester elastomer instead of polybutadiene, conferring exceptional UV stability, weather resistance, and thermal endurance.
ASA behaves like ABS in cost terms but adds UV stability for outdoor parts, supporting higher selling prices rather than lower costs. Price material plus machine time as normal and treat weatherability as a value argument.
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Standard ABS and PLA degrade, yellow, and become brittle when exposed to sunlight and outdoor weather. ASA retains its color, impact toughness, and mechanical integrity for years under continuous outdoor solar exposure, making it the premier choice for automotive trim, drone components, and garden enclosures.
Printing Guidelines & Enclosure Requirements
Like ABS, ASA requires a heated bed (90°C–110°C), a hotend temperature of 240°C–260°C, and an enclosure to minimize drafts and prevent corner warping. It emits fewer styrene fumes than ABS but still warrants proper ventilation.
Pricing & Commercial Quoting
Because ASA is an engineering material requiring high power consumption, enclosed printers, and elevated failure risk management, print businesses typically charge a 20%–35% premium over PLA when quoting functional ASA parts.
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TryAR Labs. (2026, August 25). ASA Filament. MakerWorld Estimator. https://estimator.tryar.in/glossary/asaBibTeX
@misc{tryarlabs2026asa,
title = {{ASA Filament}},
author = {{TryAR Labs}},
year = {2026},
month = {aug},
url = {https://estimator.tryar.in/glossary/asa},
note = {MakerWorld Estimator}
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