Nozzle Temp Card.
Fourteen materials, first layer to high-speed, on one page. Print it and tape it to the printer.
Nozzle temperature ranges for a 0.4mm nozzle: PLA 195–220°C, high-speed PLA 220–240°C, PETG 230–250°C, ABS 230–260°C, ASA 240–260°C, TPU 215–235°C, PC 260–290°C, nylon 240–270°C, PPS-CF 315–345°C. Bed temperatures run 50–60°C for PLA, 70–80°C for PETG, 95–110°C for ABS and ASA. Larger nozzles, thicker layers and higher speeds all push these ranges up.
Nozzle & Bed Temperatures by Material.
| Material | First layer | Standard | High-speed | Bed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLA | 210–220°C | 195–220°C | 220–240°C | 50–60°C | Widest safe window; slower runs cooler |
| PLA (high-speed) | 220–230°C | 220–240°C | 240–260°C | 55–65°C | Shorter melt residence time |
| Silk / matte PLA | 215–225°C | 210–230°C | 230–245°C | 55–65°C | Runs 5–10°C hotter than basic PLA |
| PETG | 230–240°C | 230–250°C | 245–260°C | 70–80°C | Slightly lower fan than PLA |
| PETG-CF | 240–250°C | 250–270°C | 260–280°C | 70–80°C | ⚠️ Hardened nozzle required |
| ABS | 240–250°C | 230–260°C | 250–270°C | 95–110°C | Enclosure strongly recommended |
| ASA | 245–255°C | 240–260°C | 255–275°C | 95–110°C | UV-stable ABS analog, same window |
| TPU (95A) | 220–230°C | 215–235°C | Slow it down | 40–60°C | Print slow; retraction near zero |
| PC / Polycarbonate | 270–280°C | 260–290°C | 280–305°C | 100–120°C | All-metal hotend + enclosure |
| PC-CF / PC-GF | 280–290°C | 280–310°C | 300–320°C | 100–120°C | ⚠️ Hardened nozzle non-negotiable |
| Nylon (PA) | 250–260°C | 240–270°C | 260–285°C | 70–90°C | Dry the spool; hygroscopic |
| PA-CF / PA-GF | 270–280°C | 270–300°C | 290–310°C | 80–100°C | ⚠️ Hardened nozzle; annealing helps |
| PVA (support) | 195–205°C | 190–210°C | n/a | 45–60°C | Do not exceed 215°C, degrades |
| PPS-CF | 320–330°C | 315–345°C | n/a | 120–150°C | High-temp hotend + heated chamber |
Verdict: Every range assumes a 0.4mm nozzle at typical layer heights. Larger nozzles, thicker layers and higher speeds all push these numbers up.
Four Things the Table Cannot Say.
The spool beats the chart
A lot-tracked spool prints the range that batch was actually tested at. Where the label and this card disagree, the label is closer to right, including when the card is ours.
Speed moves the number
Doubling print speed typically needs 10–15°C more to maintain flow. That is the whole reason high-speed PLA formulations exist as a separate product.
Fan and temperature are one setting
Layer bonding is thermally activated. Cooling too hard at the right nozzle temperature still gives you weak layers, especially on PETG, ABS and ASA.
Wet filament ignores all of it
Nylon, PC and PETG print badly at every temperature when wet. If a print got worse and nothing changed in the slicer, dry the spool before touching a number.
A Temp Tower Beats a Chart in 15 Minutes.
This card gets you a safe starting point. A temperature tower gets you the right answer for your specific machine, nozzle, speed and spool, which no chart can do.
Print the tower at the speed and layer height you actually use. A tower run at 30mm/s tells you nothing about how the material behaves at 200mm/s. Then pick the lowest temperature that still passes a snap test along the layer line, because cooler runs cleaner with less oozing.
If no band on the tower passes, the filament is wet, contaminated, or the spool spec is wrong. Dry it and retest before assuming the printer is at fault.
- Layer bonding: try to snap each band along the layer line
- Stringing: print two towers and look at the whiskers between them
- Surface finish: look at the walls under a raking light
- Pick the lowest band that still passes the snap test
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