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ABS built for the sun — the outdoor end-use default.
ASA 3D printing at KAD3D — ABS built for the sun — the outdoor end-use default.
ASA is the outdoor workhorse: ABS-class heat resistance with excellent UV stability, so colour and toughness hold up outdoors for years. It shares ABS's warping tendency on big parts and costs a step above ABS and PETG.
ASA is the go-to for anything that lives outdoors. It is used for automotive exterior parts, signage, garden and marine fittings, and mounts that sit in direct sun — think wing-mirror housings and outdoor enclosures that must not yellow or crack.
Typical applications include Exterior housings, automotive trim, signage, and garden and marine fittings.
Produced with FDM, ASA 3D printing typically offers a tensile strength around 32 MPa, elongation at break near 12%, heat deflection about 96 °C, a density of 1.07 g/cm³ and water absorption around 0.3%. Full technical data is listed in the table below.
For dimensional work, ASA supports a typical layer height or tolerance of ±0.25–0.30 mm or ±0.5%.
This makes ASA a strong choice for parts that need outdoor / uv-stable, heat over 100 °c, end-use production, chemical / moisture exposure and water-resistant.
ASA can be annealed at 80–90 °C for 6–12 h — the manufacturer-suggested cycle to relieve internal printing stresses. Results depend on part geometry, so our team will advise when annealing is genuinely worthwhile.
Finishing options for ASA include Vapour Smoothing, Sanding and Painting / Priming.
Standard turnaround for ASA is 3 business days, with an express option in 24 hours, from order confirmation and delivered Australia-wide.
Well suited to outdoor signage, housings and fittings for the Queensland and WA sun, where UV stability keeps colour and strength from fading through long exposure.
Matte layer lines with a slight sheen; UV-stable colour holds without paint. Vapour-smooths like ABS. The most popular finish is Print as-is for outdoor duty; vapour-smooth or paint only where appearance matters. Wide UV-stable colour range available — reach out to check a specific colour. Maximum build size is up to 1000 × 1000 × 1000 mm (larger on request).
FDM (fused deposition modelling) builds each part layer by layer from a molten thermoplastic filament — a fast, cost-effective process ideal for prototypes and functional parts. You can read more about the FDM process on Wikipedia.
Build orientation matters in ASA: it influences surface finish, dimensional accuracy and where a part is strongest. Upload an STL, STEP or 3MF file with a note on how the part will be used, and our team will orient and prepare the build for the features that matter most — before anything is printed.
KAD3D runs ASA 3D printing in-house in Melbourne, which means real people check every part before dispatch and you can talk directly to the team who print your work. Quoting is free and instant online, and delivery covers all of Australia. 24 hours express is available on this material.
Indicative pricing for ASA starts around $7.94 AUD for small parts. Every job is quoted exactly on geometry and quantity — instant online quotes are free.
Standard turnaround for ASA is 3 business days from order confirmation, with a 24 hours express option, delivered Australia-wide.
Printed ASA offers a tensile strength around 32 MPa. The full technical profile, including the figures that matter for your part, is in the table on this page.
The maximum build size for ASA is 1000 × 1000 × 1000 mm (larger on request). Larger parts can often be printed in sections and joined — ask when you quote.
Yes — ASA takes primer and paint well, sands easily and can be annealed. The most common finishing routes for this material are listed above, and our team can recommend the right one for your part.
Typical layer height or tolerance for ASA is ±0.25–0.30 mm or ±0.5%. If a feature needs to be tighter, flag it when you quote and we will confirm what is achievable.
Compare ASA with TPU 95A, ABS, ASA-CF, PETG, PLA, or browse the full materials hub.
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Matte layer lines with a slight sheen; UV-stable colour holds without paint. Vapour-smooths like ABS.
Wide UV-stable colour range available — reach out to check a specific colour.
Lead times are indicative and start from order confirmation. Actual turnaround varies model by model, depending on part geometry, print time, quantity and shipping location. Express service incurs an additional charge. Express availability is subject to current machine capacity — please confirm when ordering.
Contact us| Price | $7.94 |
| Tensile strength | 32 MPa |
| Elongation at break | 12 % |
| Heat deflection (0.45 MPa) | 96 °C |
| Heat deflection (1.80 MPa) | 92 °C |
| Density | 1.07 g/cm³ |
| Water absorption (24 h) | 0.3 % |
| Layer / tolerance | ±0.25–0.30 mm or ±0.5% |
Parts printed in ASA in FDM can be finished a number of ways at KAD3D, from a clean functional surface to a fully painted, display-ready result. The treatments below are the ones we most often apply to this material.
Most popular finish: Print as-is for outdoor duty; vapour-smooth or paint only where appearance matters.
To make material costs easy to compare, KAD3D prints the same standard model — the #3DBenchy — in every material. The price shown is what that identical benchmark part costs in ASA, so you can weigh materials against each other on a genuine like-for-like basis before uploading your own file.
Benchmark price is a guide for comparison only; your part is quoted on its own size, geometry and finishing. Upload your model for an exact price.
These prices were taken on 1 July 2026 and are still in place.
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