OVERTURE High Speed TPU 95A Black 1.75 mm 2 kg: problems, parts and running costs

Checked: 2026-10-23

Summary

Owners report stringing, poor bridging and unexpectedly stiff finished parts despite the 95A label, alongside feed-path incompatibility with AMS and Bowden setups [15][8][9][1][16]. At the out-of-stock manufacturer listing of $41.99 for 2 kg, the material works out to about $21.00/kg, with illustrative annual material cost of $41.99 for 2 kg and $209.95 for 10 kg [1]. It is a good buy at $38 or less for a full 2 kg delivered from a reliable source [1][7][11].

Common problems and fixes

Stringing and blobs after drying — an April 2026 owner reported severe strings and poor adhesion despite using a dryer; commenters suggested slower speed, top feeding and friction reduction, and drying may not cure a profile problem. Calibrate flow, temperature, retraction and travel, and reduce feed drag. Warranty outcome for that report is not verified. [15][8]
Strong adhesion damaging build surfaces — a Prusa CORE One owner reported extreme adhesion to a smooth sheet where the same material printed well on a textured Ender. Use textured PEI or blue tape with optional PVA glue and a release strategy suited to the plate. [10][2]
Unexpected stiffness despite the 95A label — one owner found an OVERTURE piece far stiffer in hand than a Bambu TPU 95A HF print of the same form, with commenters contrasting roughly 15 MPa versus 10 MPa at 100% strain from separate sheets. Shore A is indentation hardness, not bulk bend stiffness; test final geometry if compliance matters. [9][2]
Feed-path incompatibility — AMS and AMS lite are marked not compatible, Bowden extruders are discouraged, and compressible TPU can stretch or buckle in those paths. Use direct drive with an external, low-friction filament path. [1][16]
Wet TPU causing bubbling and stringing — the maker classifies High Speed TPU as hygroscopic and asks for drying even though it advertises 24-hour factory pre-drying plus vacuum sealing. Dry at 70 C for 7 hours and store sealed with desiccant; visible hairs alone cannot diagnose moisture. [1][8][15]
Variable first-print results — reported failures range from first-print adhesion or stringing to mid-print overhang problems, while some owners printed successfully immediately; no batch-based clog rate, tangled-winding fraction or fatigue data were found. [8][9][10][14][15][17]

Parts and consumables

OVERTURE High Speed TPU 95A, Black 1.75 mm, 2 kg spool — $41.99 on the official store (sold out) and $35.99 on WoodArtSupply (unavailable); replace by quantity printed, not an annual interval; no verified manufacturer SKU or UPC for this 2 kg reel. [1][7]
Spool or reel — furnished with the full spool; no verified 2 kg reel body SKU, unit cost, gross weight, diameter or replacement interval. [1]
Temperature-controlled filament dryer (optional) — a system capable of the manufacturer’s 70 C for 7 hours instruction is advisable; no maker-certified compatible dryer SKU, retail cost or confirmed 2 kg full-spool fit was found. [1][2]
Nozzle and build plate — the TDS tests use a 0.4 mm nozzle and recommends textured PEI, blue tape or an OVERTURE build surface; no abrasive-fill hardened nozzle or planned nozzle replacement interval is documented for this unfilled TPU, and release glue is an optional generic consumable. [2]

Yearly running cost

The material is purchased by kilograms consumed. At the out-of-stock manufacturer reference of $41.99 per 2 kg, illustrative material-only yearly purchases are 2 kg at $41.99, 4 kg at $83.98, 6 kg at $125.97 and 10 kg at $209.95, assuming all purchased rolls are used and identical unit pricing remains available. These are arithmetic usage scenarios, not owner averages, and exclude shipping, taxes, supports, failures and production waste. [1] At 1 kg per year, a 2 kg spool would nominally span two years, but preserving an opened roll that long is not guaranteed by the one-year unopened shelf-life statement. [1] Electricity for repeated 70 C for 7 hours drying cannot be estimated precisely without the actual dryer’s wattmeter readings and drying frequency; as an example only, at 100 W average dryer input one seven-hour cycle uses 0.7 kWh and costs $0.14 at an assumed $0.20/kWh. That is neither a tested dryer consumption nor a locality-specific tariff. [1] No filament subscription or fixed annual servicing is identified.

When it is a good buy

Price thresholds at other stores (checked October 23, 2026, excluding tax and delivery): $41.99 for 2 kg ($21.00/kg) on the official US store, sold out, advertised against $64.99 [1]; $35.99 for 2 kg ($18.00/kg) on WoodArtSupply, unavailable, with affiliate links and no authorized resellers [7][3]; a $24.99 starting price per 1 kg on the official high-speed collection, so two singles would be $49.98 for 2 kg [6]; $22.99 per 1 kg for ELEGOO Rapid TPU 95A Black, or $45.98 for two 1 kg rolls [11]; $17.99 per 1 kg for ELEGOO conventional TPU 95A Black, or $35.98 for two 1 kg rolls [12]; and $37.99 for 1 kg of Polymaker PolyFlex TPU95-HF Black, backordered and described as discontinued or final sale [13]. A good buy threshold is $38 or less for a full 2 kg of the correct OVERTURE high-speed black delivered from a reliable source; at $41.99 value is competitive if you can use 2 kg in an external-feed machine, while above $46 two 1 kg ELEGOO Rapid TPU rolls at $45.98 offer better quantity flexibility [1][7][11].

Named alternatives: ELEGOO Rapid TPU 95A Black at $22.99 per 1 kg when two smaller rolls are worth about $4 more or only 1 kg is needed now, though it is a distinct formulation [11][1]; ELEGOO conventional TPU 95A Black at $17.99 per 1 kg for cost-first shoppers printing at slow conventional TPU speeds, a different material despite the same nominal Shore hardness [12][2]; Polymaker PolyFlex TPU95-HF Black at $37.99 per 1 kg only when its alternate material properties or an existing certified profile are already required, since it is backordered and described as discontinued [13].