3D print cost calculator / Carbon-fiber nylon
Carbon fiber nylon print cost calculator
This engineering-grade filament combines nylon's toughness with carbon stiffness. It's expensive per kilogram, so material can be the biggest line.
Typical spool price
$60–100 per kg
Density
about 1.15–1.2 g/cm³
Nozzle / bed
260–290 °C / 80–100 °C
Nozzle
Hardened steel required
Typical published ranges. Check your own spool, printer and electricity bill.
Estimated cost per print
$15.65
- Material
- $9.60
- Electricity
- $0.26
- Printer wear
- $1.05
- Labor
- $3.33
- Failed-print buffer
- $1.41
An estimate from the numbers you enter. It leaves out packaging, shipping, marketplace fees and tax.
Worked example
120 g at $80.00 per 1000 g, 7 h at 230 W and $0.16/kWh, a $600.00 machine over 4,000 h, 10 min of hands-on time at $20.00/h and a 9% failed-print buffer works out to about $15.65 per good print: material $9.60, electricity $0.26, printer wear $1.05, labor $3.33, failures $1.41.
What drives the cost
- At $80/kg, every 100 g is $8.00 of material.
- Drying and enclosure heat add to electricity.
Common uses
- End-use mechanical parts
- Fixtures and jigs
- Automotive and robotics parts
Watch out for
- It's abrasive and moisture-sensitive. Store it in a dry box.
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