![Complete noob question: I see PLA filament out there with wildly different melting points. What's the deal here? What's better? : r/3Dprinting Complete noob question: I see PLA filament out there with wildly different melting points. What's the deal here? What's better? : r/3Dprinting](https://preview.redd.it/hw44e3a72km81.png?width=439&format=png&auto=webp&s=c3b0208cb54d94ea3910705e17857dcc02535633)
Complete noob question: I see PLA filament out there with wildly different melting points. What's the deal here? What's better? : r/3Dprinting
![Prediction of tensile modulus from calorimetric melting curves of polylactic acid with pronounced cold crystallization ability - ScienceDirect Prediction of tensile modulus from calorimetric melting curves of polylactic acid with pronounced cold crystallization ability - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0142941821000623-fx1.jpg)
Prediction of tensile modulus from calorimetric melting curves of polylactic acid with pronounced cold crystallization ability - ScienceDirect
![PDF] COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF PLA BASED SCAFFOLDS: EFFECT OF LAYER HEIGHT, INFILL DENSITY AND PRINT SPEED | Semantic Scholar PDF] COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF PLA BASED SCAFFOLDS: EFFECT OF LAYER HEIGHT, INFILL DENSITY AND PRINT SPEED | Semantic Scholar](https://d3i71xaburhd42.cloudfront.net/e70cfd358153c6ff58d23ea10af61eb454eeda17/2-Table1-1.png)
PDF] COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF PLA BASED SCAFFOLDS: EFFECT OF LAYER HEIGHT, INFILL DENSITY AND PRINT SPEED | Semantic Scholar
![Polymers | Free Full-Text | Composites Based on Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) and SBA-15: Effect of Mesoporous Silica on Thermal Stability and on Isothermal Crystallization from Either Glass or Molten State Polymers | Free Full-Text | Composites Based on Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) and SBA-15: Effect of Mesoporous Silica on Thermal Stability and on Isothermal Crystallization from Either Glass or Molten State](https://pub.mdpi-res.com/polymers/polymers-12-02743/article_deploy/html/images/polymers-12-02743-ag-550.jpg?1605768714)
Polymers | Free Full-Text | Composites Based on Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) and SBA-15: Effect of Mesoporous Silica on Thermal Stability and on Isothermal Crystallization from Either Glass or Molten State
![Polymers | Free Full-Text | Composites Based on Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) and SBA-15: Effect of Mesoporous Silica on Thermal Stability and on Isothermal Crystallization from Either Glass or Molten State Polymers | Free Full-Text | Composites Based on Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) and SBA-15: Effect of Mesoporous Silica on Thermal Stability and on Isothermal Crystallization from Either Glass or Molten State](https://www.mdpi.com/polymers/polymers-12-02743/article_deploy/html/images/polymers-12-02743-g009.png)
Polymers | Free Full-Text | Composites Based on Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) and SBA-15: Effect of Mesoporous Silica on Thermal Stability and on Isothermal Crystallization from Either Glass or Molten State
![Insight into melting point depression of polylactide nanocomposites with acetylated chitin nanocrystals - ScienceDirect Insight into melting point depression of polylactide nanocomposites with acetylated chitin nanocrystals - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0144861721009814-ga1.jpg)
Insight into melting point depression of polylactide nanocomposites with acetylated chitin nanocrystals - ScienceDirect
![Formation of PLA stereocomplex crystals during melt-blending of asymmetric PLLA/PDLA/PMMA blends of varying miscibility | Polymer Journal Formation of PLA stereocomplex crystals during melt-blending of asymmetric PLLA/PDLA/PMMA blends of varying miscibility | Polymer Journal](https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41428-019-0256-6/MediaObjects/41428_2019_256_Fig2_HTML.png)
Formation of PLA stereocomplex crystals during melt-blending of asymmetric PLLA/PDLA/PMMA blends of varying miscibility | Polymer Journal
![The effect of processing conditions and polymer crystallinity on the mechanical properties of unidirectional self-reinforced PLA composites - ScienceDirect The effect of processing conditions and polymer crystallinity on the mechanical properties of unidirectional self-reinforced PLA composites - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1359835X21003857-gr6.jpg)
The effect of processing conditions and polymer crystallinity on the mechanical properties of unidirectional self-reinforced PLA composites - ScienceDirect
![Interesting little bit of material science explaining the difference between PLA and PLA+. My theory is that PLA+ contains a second polymer besides PLA to change crystallization behavior. Description in comments! : Interesting little bit of material science explaining the difference between PLA and PLA+. My theory is that PLA+ contains a second polymer besides PLA to change crystallization behavior. Description in comments! :](https://preview.redd.it/yyt7wedk90p11.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=568b450089789e76cc489d32c9bcc457fcfa1a62)