# How do I print nylon, and is it worth it?

Nylon is worth it when the part has to be tough and wear-resistant, and it is a poor choice if you will not keep it dry. Dry it, print from a dry box, prefer an enclosure, and expect about 250–280 °C. PA-CF is the easier community path.

## When to use which material

Use nylon when the part is a wear surface, a clip that must not crack, or a structure that PETG has already failed. Prefer [PA-CF](/material/pa-cf), especially PA6-CF, when you want the easier path in this consensus. Unfilled [PA6](/material/pa6) such as PolyMide CoPA is the plain nylon. PA12-CF and PAHT-CF are the other named grades. If you will not dry it, do not buy it.

## Temperatures and settings

Community nozzle temperature is about 250–280 °C, with an enclosure and a dry box. Bambu PA6-CF lists 250–290 °C and a bed of 80–100 °C. Bambu PA12-CF lists 240–270 °C and 80–100 °C. PolyMide CoPA lists 250–290 °C and 80–100 °C. PAHT-CF does not list nozzle or bed. Drying for nylon in the [drying guide](/answers/drying) is 70–80 °C. None of these records list that drying maximum or any hours.

## Failure modes

A spool that was dry at noon is wet by evening. That is the caveat: it absorbs water within hours. The print then pops, strings, and loses layer strength. An open printer plus a 280 °C nozzle is the other failure, both for warping and for the room. A brass nozzle on PA6-CF wears. That is the [carbon-fiber nozzle](/answers/cf) rule.

## Caveats

Worth it only with a dryer and a dry box. PA-CF is easier, not optional-equipment-free. PAHT-CF’s missing temperatures are a catalog gap, not permission to type 250–280 into its row. Overture Easy Nylon lists 245–260 °C and is PA6, and it was not one of the three grades named, so it is not ranked.

## Where this sits in the catalog

[Bambu PA6-CF versus Polymaker PA6-CF](/compare/bambu-lab-pa6-cf-vs-polymaker-pa6-cf) is the pair. [PA6-CF on the X1 Carbon](/printer/bambu-lab-x1-carbon/bambu-lab/pa6-cf) is the settings page for a hardened-nozzle machine. [P1S](/printer/bambu-lab-p1s) records stainless steel, so it is the wrong default for PA6-CF. [Heat](/answers/heat) and [strength](/answers/strength) both already lead with this spool for those questions.

Updated 2026-10-14. Sources accessed 2026-10-14. Use case: Nylon.

## Ranked filaments

| Rank | Filament | Nozzle | Bed | Price per kg |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Bambu Lab PA6-CF | 250–290 °C | 80–100 °C | Not listed |
| 2 | Polymaker Polymide Copa PA6 | 250–290 °C | 80–100 °C | Not listed |
| 3 | Bambu Lab PA12 CF | 240–270 °C | 80–100 °C | Not listed |
| 4 | Bambu Lab PAHT-CF | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |

## What the community says

The consensus is that nylon is tough and wear-resistant and very hygroscopic. Dry it, keep a dry box, prefer an enclosure, and print around 250–280 °C. PA-CF is the easier route. The grades named are PA6-CF, PA12, and PAHT-CF. The caveat is that it absorbs water within hours.

## Sources

- [Bambu PA6-CF technical data sheet](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0651/1555/4032/files/Bambu_PA6-CF_Technical_Data_Sheet-v2.pdf) (datasheet)
- [Bambu PAHT-CF technical data sheet](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambu_PAHT-CF_Technical_Data_Sheet_V2.pdf) (datasheet)
- [PolyMide CoPA technical data sheet](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyMide_CoPA_TDS_V5.4.pdf) (datasheet)
- [Community source, r/BambuLab 1ipuusy](https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1ipuusy/) (reddit)
- [Community source, r/BambuLab 155xfkl](https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/155xfkl/) (reddit)
- [Community source, r/functionalprint 185cele](https://www.reddit.com/r/functionalprint/comments/185cele/) (reddit)
- [Community source, r/3Dprinting 1ipv1nl](https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1ipv1nl/) (reddit)
- [Community source, r/prusa3d 19fbfr2](https://www.reddit.com/r/prusa3d/comments/19fbfr2/) (reddit)

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