Iron-filled Metal Composite PLA

This Material Performed so well! I was concerned when the customer requested it, and after a little research I found a great profile some created and made few tweaks and the project turned out perfect!! So much i bought more to continue using it for other projects! Thanks Protopasta for producing such a Unique Filament

PACKAGE WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED!!!

Printing with this filament was easier than expected! It prints somewhat like regular PLA but a bit more brittle. I used the same settings listed on the data sheet with no problems. For context, I have a Prusa i3 MK3S+ with a 0.4 hardened steel nozzle. Getting the rusting effect I wanted took some experimenting....I was going for a splotchy/layered rust that had different tones of orange.....similar to corten steel. What I found worked best was to place multiple size/shape droplets of rusting solution on the print and let it sit for a while. I used a heat gun to "bake" in that layer of rust....then repeat the process. Misting the print with a thin layer of liquid resulted in a dull brown rust that was kind of boring. The rust will rub off if you do not spray with some kind of fixative. I used Matte Finish from Krylon.