# PLA vs PETG

Polymaker Polylite PLA. Print at 190–230 °C (374–446 °F) nozzle, 25–60 °C (77–140 °F) bed. Dry 6 h at 55 °C (131 °F) if it's been open. Listed speed 40–60 mm/s.

Polymaker Polylite PETG. Print at 220–250 °C (428–482 °F) nozzle, 70–90 °C (158–194 °F) bed. Dry 6 h at 65 °C (149 °F) if it's been open.

## How to read this pair

Nozzle, bed, and drying in the table are the catalog cells for these two Polymaker rows. Enclosure required is blank on both, so this page does not mark either spool as enclosure-required. Outdoor UV is not a column. The outdoor guide ranks ASA for sun, PETG as the cheaper fallback, and PLA as the material that softens outside. That ranking is community process, not a UV-hours test on these spools. Toughness is not a stored test here. PolyLite PLA’s page lists glass transition 61 °C (142 °F) and heat deflection 60 °C (140 °F) at 0.45 MPa. PolyLite PETG does not list glass transition, heat deflection, or impact.

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## Sources & notes

Polymaker Polylite PLA lists a nozzle of 190–230 °C (374–446 °F), a bed of 25–60 °C (77–140 °F), and drying at 55 °C (131 °F) for 6 h on the US product page checked 2026-10-14. Polymaker Polylite PETG lists a nozzle of 220–250 °C (428–482 °F), a bed of 70–90 °C (158–194 °F), and drying at 65 °C (149 °F) for 6 h. Both records leave enclosure required blank. The US PolyLite PLA page lists a glass transition temperature of 61 °C (142 °F) and a heat deflection temperature of 60 °C (140 °F) at 0.45 MPa. The PolyLite PETG record does not list glass transition, heat deflection, or an impact figure. The catalog has no UV rating for either row.

Polymaker Polylite PLA lists 190–230 °C (374–446 °F).
Polymaker Polylite PETG lists 220–250 °C (428–482 °F).
Polymaker Polylite PLA lists 25–60 °C (77–140 °F).
Polymaker Polylite PETG lists 70–90 °C (158–194 °F).