{
  "question": "How do I print ABS successfully?",
  "slug": "abs_print",
  "useCase": "abs",
  "useCaseLabel": "ABS",
  "updated": "2026-10-15",
  "shortAnswer": "Print ABS in a draft-free enclosure with little or no part cooling, start from the spool's manufacturer ABS profile, and ventilate for fumes; if you need outdoor UV resistance, prefer ASA instead.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "abs",
    "asa"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "A draft across the part is the failure this summary is trying to stop. The enclosure in the first sentence is that process. These rows still leave enclosure required blank.",
    "Ventilate. The bank's caveat is fumes. A bedroom print is the question on one of the cited threads, and the answer there is airflow, not a higher bed temperature.",
    "Check the printer's maximum bed before loading a 90–110 °C (194–230 °F) row. An open printer that cannot hold that bed is a reason to stay on PETG."
  ],
  "pros": [
    "Each ABS bed range is tied to a named row. The page does not publish one ABS bed for every spool.",
    "ASA is on the list for outdoor UV, which is the alternative the summary names."
  ],
  "cons": [
    "Enclosure required is blank on these records. Reading the first sentence as a filled catalog cell would be wrong.",
    "eSUN ABS+ and Creality ABS do not list a drying time. The 8 h figure belongs to the Bambu ABS and Bambu ASA sheets."
  ],
  "community": "The editorial summary is that ABS wants a draft-free chamber, little or no part cooling, and ventilation, and that the chamber is what stops warping and layer splits. The summary also says a 100–110 °C (212–230 °F) bed. This page does not publish that band as a FilamentFacts fact. The three ABS rows below each list 90–110 °C (194–230 °F), which is wider than 100–110 °C (212–230 °F), and each figure stays on its own row. ASA is the outdoor alternative. One comment on the infrared-lamp thread points at a NASA report. This page does not take a temperature from that report.",
  "related": [
    "bed_adhesion",
    "outdoor",
    "heat",
    "petg_print",
    "drying"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "Is the ABS bed always 100–110 °C (212–230 °F)?",
      "a": "No. Bambu Lab ABS, eSUN ABS+, and Creality ABS each list a bed of 90–110 °C (194–230 °F). That is those three catalog rows. It is not a single ABS bed for every spool, and it is not the community sentence copied into the table."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does the catalog mark these ABS spools as enclosure-required?",
      "a": "No. Enclosure required is blank on the ranked rows. A draft-free enclosure, little or no part cooling, and ventilation are the process in the first sentence."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Bambu Lab ABS technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0645/5876/0155/files/Bambu_ABS_Technical_Data_Sheet_V3.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bambu Lab ASA technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0645/5876/0155/files/Bambu_ASA_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Open Filament Database, eSUN 3D ABS+",
      "url": "https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/esun_3d/materials/ABS/filaments/abs+/index.json",
      "kind": "other"
    },
    {
      "title": "Open Filament Database, Creality ABS",
      "url": "https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/creality/materials/ABS/filaments/abs/index.json",
      "kind": "other"
    },
    {
      "title": "Open Filament Database, ELEGOO ASA",
      "url": "https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/elegoo/materials/ASA/filaments/asa/index.json",
      "kind": "other"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting 1t004wu",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1t004wu/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting 177x4r5",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/177x4r5/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/FixMyPrint u9owrt",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/FixMyPrint/comments/u9owrt/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/BambuLab 1ezdri8",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1ezdri8/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA technical report 20170000214, cited from the infrared-lamp thread",
      "url": "https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20170000214",
      "kind": "other"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "Nozzle 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and bed 90–110 °C (194–230 °F) from the Open Filament Database record. The Bambu ABS technical data sheet adds drying at 80 °C (176 °F) for 8 h and print speed up to 300 mm/s. Enclosure required is blank on the row.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "ABS",
      "material": "ABS",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/abs",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "90–110 °C (194–230 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0645/5876/0155/files/Bambu_ABS_Technical_Data_Sheet_V3.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "eSUN ABS+ from the Open Filament Database. Nozzle 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and bed 90–110 °C (194–230 °F). Drying and enclosure required are not in our sources.",
      "brand": "eSUN 3D",
      "product": "ABS+",
      "material": "ABS",
      "url": "/brand/esun-3d/abs-plus",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "90–110 °C (194–230 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "note": "Creality ABS from the Open Filament Database. Nozzle 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and bed 90–110 °C (194–230 °F). Drying and enclosure required are not in our sources. The matching bed range is this row, not a universal ABS bed.",
      "brand": "Creality",
      "product": "ABS",
      "material": "ABS",
      "url": "/brand/creality/abs",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "90–110 °C (194–230 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "note": "The ASA alternative when the part needs outdoor UV. Nozzle 235–260 °C (455–500 °F) and bed 90–110 °C (194–230 °F) from the Open Filament Database. The ASA sheet adds drying at 80 °C (176 °F) for 8 h and print speed up to 250 mm/s. Enclosure required is blank.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "ASA",
      "material": "ASA",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/asa",
      "nozzle": "235–260 °C (455–500 °F)",
      "bed": "90–110 °C (194–230 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0645/5876/0155/files/Bambu_ASA_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "note": "ELEGOO ASA from the Open Filament Database. Nozzle 235–260 °C (455–500 °F) and bed 90–110 °C (194–230 °F). Drying and enclosure required are not in our sources.",
      "brand": "ELEGOO",
      "product": "ASA",
      "material": "ASA",
      "url": "/brand/elegoo/asa",
      "nozzle": "235–260 °C (455–500 °F)",
      "bed": "90–110 °C (194–230 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}