3D Fuel PCTG Cobalt Blue PCTG Pro Blue
Material identity
| MaterialID | MAT0041 |
|---|---|
| Material | 3D Fuel PCTG Cobalt Blue PCTG Pro Blue |
| Manufacturer | 3D Fuel |
| Product line | PCTG |
| Base material | PCTG |
| Category | Standard |
| Variant / finish | Pro |
| Reinforcement | — |
| Color | Blue |
Governed engineering profile
| Overall | 44/100 |
|---|---|
| Tensile | 34/100 |
| Impact | — |
| Izod | 5/100 |
| Charpy | 4/100 |
| Stiffness | 50/100 |
| Consistency | 88/100 |
| Layer adhesion | 43/100 |
| Thermal | 33/100 |
| Best available axis | consistency |
Engineering score profile
Engineering radar
Legacy Impact radar: 14.612 % of legacy rig capacity. This historical visual reference is the mean corrected Flat/Upright result divided by the matching rig capacity; it is not a modern engineering score.
Izod and Charpy use versioned method references and together form one equally weighted impact family. Overall requires all five families and both calibrated methods; incomplete profiles are not ranked. Legacy Impact and thermal are outside Overall. Missing axes have gaps with no marker or filled polygon; measured zero retains a centre marker.
Fixture thermal result
Nearby BlueDOT probe-indicated fixture temperature from a non-standard comparative 3DPIceland method; not ASTM D648, ISO 75, specimen temperature, certified HDT or a manufacturer limit.
Material and manufacturer context
| Metric | Selected material | Material average | Manufacturer average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 44/100 | 39/100 | 43/100 |
| Tensile | 34/100 | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Impact | — | — | — |
| Izod | 5/100 | 6/100 | 9/100 |
| Charpy | 4/100 | 5/100 | 8/100 |
| Stiffness | 50/100 | 60/100 | 67/100 |
| Consistency | 88/100 | 74/100 | 84/100 |
| Layer adhesion | 43/100 | 24/100 | 25/100 |
| Thermal | 33/100 | — | — |
Verified measurement results
Existing Verified Material Summary outputs. The public renderer does not read raw specimen rows or recalculate these values.
| Measurement | Average | Std. deviation | CV | Samples | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile upright | 16.058 MPa | 4.492 MPa | 28% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Tensile flat | 37.56 MPa | 4.709 MPa | 12.5% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Impact upright | 3.753 kJ/m² | 0.98 kJ/m² | 26.1% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Impact flat | 12.896 kJ/m² | 2.766 kJ/m² | 21.4% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Izod | 3.661 kJ/m² | 0.126 kJ/m² | 3.4% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Charpy | 2.801 kJ/m² | 0.069 kJ/m² | 2.4% | 10 | 10/10 |
| Stiffness modulus | 1512.395 MPa | — | — | — | — |
| Stiffness deflection | 3.588 mm | — | — | — | — |
Measurement provenance
Canonical per-module measured dates from SQLite, shown in unambiguous ISO format. Missing dates are not inferred.
| Module | Measured date |
|---|---|
| Tensile | Not recorded |
| Impact | Not recorded |
| Izod | 2026-10-07 |
| Charpy | 2026-10-07 |
| Stiffness | Not recorded |
| Thermal | Not recorded |
Engineering interpretation
Strengths
- Layer adhesion: 43/100. Z-axis bonding is better than the material-family context.
- Consistency: 88/100. Repeatability is one of the stronger signals in this material profile.
- Tensile: 34/100. Tensile behavior is competitive against the material-family context.
Limitations
- Tensile: 34/100. Avoid using this as the primary choice for tensile-loaded parts.
- Izod/Charpy impact family: 4/100. Validate impact or shock-loaded components against their application requirements.
Engineering trade-offs
- Good repeatability does not compensate for low tensile capability in load-bearing designs.
- The report should be read as a suitability warning rather than a general-purpose recommendation.
Recommended applications
- Repeatable print jobs and production-style batches
- Cosmetic parts, concept models or low-load prototypes
- Avoid high tensile load applications
- Avoid high impact components
Metric rankings and percentiles
| Metric | Score | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 44/100 | 85 / 166 | Better than 49% |
| Tensile | 34/100 | 68 / 243 | Better than 72% |
| Impact | — | — | — |
| Izod | 5/100 | 135 / 171 | Better than 22% |
| Charpy | 4/100 | 139 / 170 | Better than 19% |
| Stiffness | 50/100 | 221 / 240 | Better than 8% |
| Consistency | 88/100 | 12 / 244 | Better than 95% |
| Layer adhesion | 43/100 | 42 / 243 | Better than 83% |
| Thermal | 33/100 | 80 / 226 | Better than 65% |
Decision guidance
- Use this material mainly for low-load, visual or experimental parts.
- Do not choose it as a tensile-strength benchmark material.
- Validate impact-focused or shock-loaded designs against the measured Izod/Charpy results.
Better alternatives
| MaterialID | Material | Manufacturer | Overall | Tensile | Impact | Izod | Charpy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No stronger same-base-material alternatives were identified in the current governed dataset. | |||||||
Peer context
Highest-scoring same-base-material peers from the current governed dataset. This context is descriptive and is not recalculated by the public renderer.
| MaterialID | Material | Manufacturer | Overall | Tensile | Impact | Izod | Charpy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAT0039 | 3D Fuel PCTG PCTG Pro CF Black | 3D Fuel | 45/100 | 27/100 | — | n/a | n/a |
| MAT0040 | 3D Fuel PCTG Toolbox Red PCTG Pro GF Red | 3D Fuel | 39/100 | 25/100 | — | n/a | n/a |
| MAT0267 | Coex 3D Prime Banany Yellow PCTG Yellow | Coex 3D | 35/100 | 27/100 | — | n/a | n/a |
| MAT0238 | Yasin Standard Green PCTG Green | Yasin | 35/100 | 22/100 | — | n/a | n/a |
| MAT0227 | Spectrum Smart Sky Blue PCTG Blue | Spectrum | 33/100 | 34/100 | — | n/a | n/a |
Public links
Methodology and limitations
Izod and Charpy Impact Strength
Charpy Impact Strength · 2026-10-07
Instrument readings in kJ/m²
Mean 2.801 kJ/m²; Std. Dev 0.069 kJ/m²; CV 2.449%; Samples 10; Confidence 10
No break 0; invalid 0; excluded 0.
Comparative measurements; standard conformity unverified.
Izod Impact Strength · 2026-10-07
Instrument readings in kJ/m²
Mean 3.661 kJ/m²; Std. Dev 0.126 kJ/m²; CV 3.45%; Samples 10; Confidence 10
No break 0; invalid 0; excluded 0.
Comparative measurements; standard conformity unverified.