Description
Bambu ASA Aero is a self-foaming material known for its exceptional durability and toughness. Its heat-sensitive foaming allows for controlled model density, resulting in feather-light prints. Additionally, it boasts remarkable resistance to heat, water, and UV rays. These unique properties make it ideal for long-lasting outdoor models and weight-sensitive projects, such as RC planes.
Compared to other foaming filaments, ASA Aero is tougher with higher layer strength, making it more resistant to impacts, collisions, and falls. At only 50-75% of the density of regular ASA prints, ASA Aero is incredibly lightweight, designed for projects where weight is crucial, such as RC planes and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Its controllable foaming characteristic allows for even lower print densities by increasing the printing temperature or reducing the flow rate.
Bambu ASA Aero also features an easy-to-color matte surface texture, offering better dyeing results than regular ASA. Compared to PLA Aero, ASA Aero stands out with superior resistance to heat, water, and UV rays, making it perfect for long-term outdoor use and harsh environments.
Key features:
- Tough with Good Impact Resistance
- Ultra-lightweight & Low Density
- Water & UV Resistance
Printing Tips
- Foaming ASA materials (ASA Aero) have high requirements for material drying and parameter settings. Please carefully read ASA Aero Printing Guide before starting the printing process.
- Drying conditions: 80℃ for 8 hrs. ASA Aero is highly sensitive to humidity. To achieve optimal printing performance, it is recommeded further drying before use and after storage. For more details please refer to: Filament Drying Recommendations on Bambu Lab Wiki.
- To minimize warping, avoid printing large-sized high infill density models. Use enclosed printers and ensure the build plate is properly applied with glue for better print adhesion before printing. Set lower printing speed and higher heatbed temperature. For more details please refer to: Common print quality problems and solutions on Bambu Lab Wiki.
- Pungent and unpleasant odors may be released during printing. Make sure your printer is placed in a well-ventilated area and use enclosed printers.
- Feel free to reuse your Bambu Reusable Spool. Bambu Lab has designed the entire filament feeding system around a reusable spool concept, reducing plastic waste in filament consumption by at least 20%.
- All printing parameters are embedded in RFID, accessible through Bambu Lab AMS (Automatic Material System). Load and print! No more tedious setup steps.
Model Overview
| Bambu ASA | Bambu ASA Aero | Bambu PLA Aero | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printing Temperature | 240 - 270 °C | 240 - 280 °C | 210 - 260 °C |
| Printing Speed | < 250 mm/s | < 150 mm/s | < 180 mm/s |
| Flow Rate Ratio | 0.93 - 0.97 | 0.45 - 0.80 | 0.5 - 0.8 |
| Filament Density | 1.05 g/cm³ | 0.99 g/cm³ | 1.21 g/cm³ |
| Foaming Rate | / | 0 - 110% | 0 - 120% |
| Volumetric Expansion Ratio | 102% | 100% - 210% | 100% - 220% |
| Prints Density | 1.03 g/cm³ | 0.46 - 0.97 g/cm³ | 0.55 - 1.05 g/cm³ |
| Recommended Printing Settings for Bambu ASA Aero | |
|---|---|
| Drying Settings (Blast Drying Oven) | 80 ℃, 8 h |
| Printing and Keeping, Container's Humidity | <20% RH (Sealed, with Desiccant) |
| Nozzle Temperature | 240 - 280 ℃ |
| Bed Temperature (with Glue) | 80 - 90 ℃ |
| Printing Speed | < 150 mm/s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Density | 0.99 g/cm³ |
| Vicat Softening Temperature | 80 ℃ |
| Heat Deflection Temperature | 85 ℃ |
| Melting Temperature | 204 ℃ |
| Melt Index | 1.56 ± 0.5 g/10 min |
| Mechanical Properties | |
| Tensile Strength | 32 ± 4 MPa |
| Breaking Elongation Rate | 5.1 ± 1.6 % |
| Bending Modulus | 1510 ± 120 MPa |
| Bending Strength | 58 ± 6 MPa |
| Impact Strength | 32.0 ± 2.5 kJ/m² |
