Testing eSun PLA filaments: PLA-ST vs PLA+ vs Silk PLA (mechanical tests) 

You're the first person I've seen who's tested silk filament so thoroughly. The results were pretty similar to what I've observed, PLA+ and the silk have similar mechanical properties but the silk has worse layer adhesion. It's nice to be able to put some numbers to it. Thank you for this. Very cool to see 3D printing is alive and well in my family's motherland! :)

The effort here is amazing, please include a creeping test.

OUTSTANDING DEDICATION!!! Thank you, I been watching your videos and very much appreciate how in-depth you break everything down. Keep up the great work!

Outstanding test protocols. There is no substitute for good data. I am surprised at how well the silk pla performed. I look forward to benchmark testing of their normal pla as well. Keep up the good work!

I appreciate the work you put into your videos. Thank you for the information and detail.

I just ran across your video. Fantastic job, best I’ve seen at testing.

Many thanks for the detailed test of these filament!

Good job, great comparison of PLA

Great comparison! Thanks much for your hard work!

Awesome video! Thanks so much for the hard work.

😅I am going with eSUN PLA+ filament, really liked it. Thanks for the video man. 👍

Great testing methods. Thank you.

Again a great test. eSun has also TPU/TPE with different hardness. This could be interesting too.

this content is very useful and fun to learn, thx!!

Love your test video's!

Great comparison!

Excellent test experiment. Thank You for your time and information. I just recently purchased a roll of the PLS-ST and have not had time to try it yet. We do quite a bit of printing using strong abrasive filaments. We always test print our structural models first with the cheaper eSun PLA+. We have learned is to use a higher than recommended temperatures and slower print speeds with the PLA+. With those 2 settings our PLA+ test prints have much stronger characteristics. usually with our CR-10s Pro and an all metal hot end with hardened nozzle our settings are print speed set at 45, 228c on the hot end and 60c for the glass bed. I think you should give this a try just to see how it works out...

Thanks for the great video, I subscribed to your channel and I believe this channel has a great future and will find its place among the others like Stefan’s CNC Kitchen and such.

Very interesting, excellent

i love your channel with good data, for a basic understanding personaly I make tool parts, and at first i used Esun pla+ and they was great and the finish was good to and now i use Esun pla st , my parts are far better looking with a crisper finish, and stronger i use heat of 218 on my enders 3 v2 with pla st if you go above the ambiant temperature of its melting point it does become less stronger. and that is the same with all filaments Meaning if not hot enough then no good bonding and if to high then your cooking it so find the correct tempeture of your fillament by testing with a calibration model as even a 3 degree differnece will change it properties also the infill types and patterns for the model required makes a lot of difference to. There are so many varients to settings for what model one needs to acheive, and the scope is to try what is pefect for the requirments of your model these test are only an insight for what has been done to this model 10 years i have been using differant brands and types . of pla and can say Esun is the best for the MONEY. One thing i can say is good about this test. is that you can see just what has been done with his model and an old saying , dont judge a book by its cover.

Very good tests , after all pla and pla+ is much more stronger than i think ...

Thank you for this mechanical impact oriented test. Chanel sub ! A big issue on most silk filaments is the layer adhesion, especially if you print objects like vases in one perimeter. So i wonder if the e-sun silk filament is an improvement there? My conclusion on silky filaments (i tested) is that they are only good for models to look at but not to use.

Nice Test

Congratulations Igor your doing amazing with these videos. You are the only one I trust. Please do a comparison of esun Abs + or even a review. It's the most used filament in the voron and many other communities however no one really knows it's glass transition temperature or many other factors about it. Just it is known to be the easiest abs to print with consistent results at an affordable cost

pla st seems to be way more flexible than pla+ So i can see why they call it super tough. PLA-ST is more capable of bending and PLA+ is more likely to break. I'm not sure how that would work as far as mechanical prototyping parts. I think PLA+ might make a better stronger part for rigid objects but PLA- ST would be better for casing or anything where there will be many sudden impacts and the surface needs to absorb or flex with a motion

Tip: in your conclusion, maybe change the color of the bar charts to match the color of the filament. All 3 using the default blue isn't ideal.

Hi, excellent video, do you think if I print with Pla+, will a piece kept indoors in the summer that is sometimes hit by the sun's rays through the window, will it deform?

Please test a filament made from ingeo 3D850 & 3D870 when you get a chance....thanks for your work and all the results!!!D

eSUN: PLA-ST vs PLA+ VS Polymaker: Polylite vs PolyMax 😏it would be a battle of legends~

My favoritt filament seems great, eSun Pla+ is great and good value

What's your slicer? Did the slicer add the little support at the base of the vertical samples or are they modeled?

‏Thanks for the great video. What type of filament do you recommend for the car's decorative parts that are strong and last long in the sun?

I have a Sovol SV01 and the sweet spot for Esun pla+ is 213 and 65

Can you repeat PLA-ST hammer test few more times? Just to be sure that the results are consistend.

If you want to get the perfect settings, look up the perfect settings for esun PLA or PLA+ and there will be a few Reddit posts of all the exact settings for best results😈

Esun pla+ is great i print it at 210 and bed at 60

I’d love to see a comparison between 3D Fuel’s Pro PLA and eSun’s PLA+

It would be useful to elaborate about their applications

Hey, thanks for the video, but what the hell!? 40 degrees and deformation begins?!

I print using ESUN PLA+, and I've never heard of PLA-ST before. Also curious about PLA-LW variant.

why does it seem like PLA - ST isn't as strong as PLA+ ? odd.

How does eSun PLA compare to PolyTerra PLA, eSun PLA+ compare to PolyLite PLA, eSun PLA-ST compare to PolyMax PLA, eSun PLA-LW compare to PolyWood? Basically Esun VS Polymaker lol (would be a great video)

We're they all printed at the same print settings? Because half of those tests are pointless unless you know that you are printing that particular type of PLA at its absolute best. Meaning, you should be testing each type of filament against "Itself", until you find the right settings that give you the best possible result for that type of filament, and then using those settings to print test parts to test against the other filaments. And every type of PLA should have its own most optimal print settings for your tests off your specific printer. Then, and only then, can you be sure you are giving them each a fair test. because for all you know, a 5c difference in temperature could be the difference between it beating or failing against the other filaments, and you can't be sure SILK and ST have the same optimal print temp until you can prove it, and not settle with what you have just because it looks like it printed properly.