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Creality PLA 3D Printer Filament

Creality PLA 3D Printer Filament

By Creality · Filament & Resin · 3D Printing · More from Creality

  • 1.75 mm filament diameter
  • 1 kg spool
  • ±0.02 mm dimensional tolerance
  • 190-230°C printing temperature
  • 25-60°C bed temperature

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Summary

A beginner-oriented PLA for 1.75 mm FDM printers, sold as CR-PLA with a wide 190–230 °C nozzle window and a claimed ±0.02 mm tolerance. Check which pack you are buying: owners report that single-spool and multi-spool packs of “Creality PLA” can print differently.

Strengths

  • Owners report consistent, reliable prints with smooth surfaces and good layer adhesion.
  • Broad compatibility across FDM printers, including AMS-style multi-material systems.
  • Vacuum-sealed packaging with desiccant and neat winding on arrival.
  • Good adhesion and minimal stringing at default settings.
  • Excellent value, especially in multi-spool bundles.

Weaknesses

  • Single-spool and multi-spool packs reportedly print differently, with bundle spools showing weaker adhesion.
  • Occasional winding overlaps can cause tangles.
  • PLA softens near 60 °C, so it is not suited to heat-exposed or high-impact parts.
  • Moisture sensitivity; dry storage is needed.
  • Limited color choice in some bundles; longer shipping times reported by some buyers.

Verified specifications

Product lineCreality CR-PLA, standard PLA (not Hyper, matte, silk, or carbon variants).
Filament diameter1.75 mm.
Dimensional tolerance±0.02 mm (some listings round to ±0.05 mm).
Spool net weight1 kg (2.2 lb).
Recommended nozzle temperature190–230 °C (start around 210 °C); some retailer listings state 190–220 °C.
Bed temperature50–60 °C per manufacturer wiki (technical data sheet says 60 °C; some seller listings say 25–60 °C).
Print speed40–100 mm/s (one guide suggests 30–70 mm/s, 50 mm/s optimal).
Retraction distance3–8 mm.
MaterialPLA (polylactic acid), biodegradable, from renewable resources such as corn starch.
Tensile strength (X-Y)31 MPa per technical data sheet (about 50 MPa per one guide).
Density1.15–1.35 g/cm³.
Glass transition temperature61 °C.
Vicat softening temperature62.3–63.1 °C.
Melt flow rate5–10 g/10 min.
Elongation at break (X-Y)7.3%.
Bending strength (X-Y)69 MPa.
Charpy impact strength (X-Y)7 kJ/m².
Packagingvacuum-sealed with desiccant; neat winding with manual inspection per seller copy.
Full research notes and sources

Bundle vs single spool

Owners report that single-spool and multi-spool packs sold as “Creality PLA” can print noticeably differently, with the bundle variant showing weaker layer and bed adhesion. One owner attributes the difference to a genuinely different, weaker filament rather than a quantity discount. Treat this as an unverified but plausible caution: if consistency matters, buy single-spool packs.

Temperature and tuning

Manufacturer wiki lists 190–230 °C nozzle and 50–60 °C bed; the technical data sheet says 60 °C bed; seller listings stretch to 25–60 °C. Start from the manufacturer’s 50–60 °C and tune per printer. Print speed guidance also differs: 40–100 mm/s from the manufacturer versus 30–70 mm/s in one guide. Tolerance is reported as ±0.02 mm in seller copy versus ±0.03 mm in Creality’s store blog for Hyper PLA and the Ender-PLA Value Pack. No independent measurement of this exact spool exists. Tensile strength is 31 MPa per the data sheet versus about 50 MPa in one guide; the gap is unresolved and may reflect different test methods or variants.

Moisture and storage

PLA absorbs moisture, which compromises print quality. Keep spools sealed, cool and dry; dry filament before use if it has been exposed. Nozzle cleaning and bed leveling are standard upkeep.

Is it worth it?

At roughly $15–$20 per kg, or $25–$35 per 2 kg bundle, standard Creality PLA is a reasonable budget PLA for general-purpose and prototyping work. SpoolScout lists CR-PLA white 1 kg at $29.99. Value drops if a bundle spool behaves like the weaker variant owners describe; single-spool packs are the safer buy when consistency matters. For functional or heat-exposed parts, PLA of any brand is the wrong material regardless of price.

Which model this is

This page covers Creality’s standard PLA, sold as CR-PLA: a 1.75 mm, 1 kg spool with a 190–230 °C nozzle window. The Amazon listing for the standard PLA variant covered here is ASIN B0CW3BCNYP. Do not confuse it with Hyper PLA, CR-PLA Matte, CR-Silk, Ender-PLA, Ender-PLA+, HP Ultra PLA, or carbon and silk variants, which have different temperature windows and mechanical behavior. Single 1 kg spools and 2 kg or multi-spool bundles may not be the same filament.

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