Steel nozzel
I am currently using the brass nozzle that came with the Core 1. If I change the brass nozzle out for a steel nozzle, will I need to change several temperature settings in Prusa Slicer? Or will changing the settings to the HF0.4 be good enough?
Best Answer by Diem:
Steel doesn't transfer heat as well as brass.
With regular filaments, printing 30% - 50% of the time, you can expect 6 - 9 months of use from a brass nozzle. Some abrasive filaments will destroy a brass nozzle in a day.
Some pigments - white and some pastels are mildly abrasive and will increase wear, perhaps halving nozzle life.
Ordinary glow-in-the-dark filament can be printed through brass but don't expect it to last more than a couple of spools.
Hardened steel nozzles printing 'soft' metal filled filaments, brass, copper - will also last 6 - 9 months but CF, graphene, magnetite, iron/steel and tungesten will reduce their life and Prusa's new Ultraglow may be the harshest of all...
For many users printing a mixture of filaments Obxidian nozzles (with a hardened coating, take care when cleaning) are a good compromise but once damaged they wear fast.
Want it for an all-purpose nozzle. I primarily print PLA, some PETG, and some Nylon.
At 0.4mm hardened steel will usually transfer enough heat to print lower temperature filaments with minimal changes, you may need to add 5°C to the nozzle temperature. Nylon and other higher temperature filaments may need more tweaking.
Cheerio,
RE: Steel nozzel
Depends on the nozzle and depends on what you are printing. For the most part you don't need to change anything for now. I'm assuming it's an Obxidian HF nozzle?
RE: Steel nozzel
Want to use the Prusa Hardened steel nozzle E3D V6 0.4 mm. Want it for an all-purpose nozzle. I primarily print PLA, some PETG, and some Nylon.
Depends on the nozzle and depends on what you are printing. For the most part you don't need to change anything for now. I'm assuming it's an Obxidian HF nozzle?
Steel doesn't transfer heat as well as brass.
With regular filaments, printing 30% - 50% of the time, you can expect 6 - 9 months of use from a brass nozzle. Some abrasive filaments will destroy a brass nozzle in a day.
Some pigments - white and some pastels are mildly abrasive and will increase wear, perhaps halving nozzle life.
Ordinary glow-in-the-dark filament can be printed through brass but don't expect it to last more than a couple of spools.
Hardened steel nozzles printing 'soft' metal filled filaments, brass, copper - will also last 6 - 9 months but CF, graphene, magnetite, iron/steel and tungesten will reduce their life and Prusa's new Ultraglow may be the harshest of all...
For many users printing a mixture of filaments Obxidian nozzles (with a hardened coating, take care when cleaning) are a good compromise but once damaged they wear fast.
Want it for an all-purpose nozzle. I primarily print PLA, some PETG, and some Nylon.
At 0.4mm hardened steel will usually transfer enough heat to print lower temperature filaments with minimal changes, you may need to add 5°C to the nozzle temperature. Nylon and other higher temperature filaments may need more tweaking.
Cheerio,