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  "brand": "EPAX",
  "brandSlug": "epax",
  "product": "Silk PLA",
  "material": "PLA",
  "materialSlug": "pla",
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    "source": null
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  "shoreHardnessA": null,
  "certifications": [],
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      "name": "Bayou (Blue / Green / Rose Gold)",
      "hex": "#2941BD",
      "discontinued": false
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    {
      "name": "Blue Lagoon (Aqua Blue / Green)",
      "hex": "#0353BA",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Coral Sunrise (Coral Pink / Gold)",
      "hex": "#D85165",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Gold",
      "hex": "#F6C500",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Mermaid (Blue / Purple / Lime Green)",
      "hex": "#0353BA",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Mystic Forest (Blue / Green / Purple)",
      "hex": "#4921C1",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Patina (Green / Purple / Copper)",
      "hex": "#26A648",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Peacock (Light Maroon / Blue / Green)",
      "hex": "#B7293E",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Prism (Pink / Blue / Gold)",
      "hex": "#FF00A2",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Regal Rainbow",
      "hex": "#15817B",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Royal Harvest (Gold / Copper / Purple)",
      "hex": "#DDB95D",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Silver",
      "hex": "#A8B0BD",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Tarnished Copper (Gunmetal Gray / Copper)",
      "hex": "#999AA0",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Techno (Fuchsia / Blue)",
      "hex": "#0066D9",
      "discontinued": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Treasure (Gold / Silver / Copper)",
      "hex": "#DDB95D",
      "discontinued": false
    }
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  "discontinued": false,
  "pricePerKg": null,
  "priceCurrency": null,
  "sourceUrl": "https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/epax/materials/PLA/filaments/silk_pla/index.json",
  "datasheetUrl": null,
  "safetySheetUrl": null,
  "brandWebsite": "https://epax.com",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-13",
  "fieldSources": {
    "nozzleTempC": "open-filament-database",
    "bedTempC": "open-filament-database"
  },
  "provenance": [
    {
      "source": "Open Filament Database",
      "license": "MIT",
      "repository": "https://github.com/SimplyPrint/open-filament-database",
      "canonicalRepository": "https://github.com/OpenFilamentCollective/open-filament-database",
      "maintainer": "Open Filament Collective, facilitated by SimplyPrint",
      "dumpVersion": "2026.10.13",
      "generatedAt": "2026-10-13T03:01:57Z",
      "recordUrl": "https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/epax/materials/PLA/filaments/silk_pla/index.json",
      "fields": [
        "bedTempC",
        "brand",
        "colors",
        "densityGCm3",
        "diameterToleranceMm",
        "diametersMm",
        "material",
        "nozzleTempC",
        "product",
        "spoolWeightsG"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "ofd": {
    "brandSlug": "epax",
    "material": "PLA",
    "filamentSlug": "silk_pla",
    "uuid": "aeb176fd-6891-4fa9-844e-22cc07e4de27"
  },
  "spoolman": null,
  "citation": "EPAX Silk PLA (PLA) has a recommended nozzle temperature of 190–230 °C and a recommended bed temperature of 50–70 °C, according to the Open Filament Database (record https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/epax/materials/PLA/filaments/silk_pla/index.json; dataset imported 2026-10-13).",
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What nozzle temperature does EPAX Silk PLA recommend?",
      "a": "EPAX Silk PLA lists a recommended nozzle temperature of 190–230 °C."
    },
    {
      "q": "What bed temperature does EPAX Silk PLA recommend?",
      "a": "EPAX Silk PLA lists a recommended bed temperature of 50–70 °C."
    },
    {
      "q": "What print speed does EPAX Silk PLA list?",
      "a": "Print speed and volumetric flow are not in our current sources in the imported sources."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does EPAX Silk PLA require an enclosure?",
      "a": "An enclosure requirement is not in our current sources. No chamber temperature is listed either."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does EPAX Silk PLA require a hardened nozzle?",
      "a": "A hardened-nozzle requirement is not in our current sources."
    },
    {
      "q": "How should EPAX Silk PLA be dried?",
      "a": "Drying temperature and drying time for EPAX Silk PLA are not in our current sources."
    },
    {
      "q": "What spool weights does EPAX Silk PLA come in?",
      "a": "Listed spool weights: 1 kg (1000 g)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What is the price per kilogram of EPAX Silk PLA?",
      "a": "Price per kilogram is not in our current sources."
    }
  ],
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    "speeds.volumetricMm3S",
    "drying",
    "enclosure",
    "hardenedNozzle",
    "pricePerKg"
  ],
  "brandPriority": false
}