ASA vs. ABS HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT GENERAL-PURPOSE THERMOPLASTIC FOR YOUR FORTUS 3D PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Offering a variety of production-grade thermoplastics, FDM® technology creates parts that are highly accurate, tough and suitable for both functional prototyping and end-use parts. ABS is the most common material used as
The final big difference between ABS and ASA is UV/weather resistance. You’ll have noticed quite a bit of mention in this article about ASA filament’s excellent ability to retain it’s shape and colour even in rough weather. This, more than anything, would be the deciding factor if you wanted to make the change from ABS to ASA.
