Collection: TPU 95A Filament

TPU 95A is firm and rubbery rather than squishy. It feels a lot like a typical TPU phone case: you can bend and squeeze it, and it springs straight back, but it won't squash flat in your hand. That balance is why our customers use it for everything from RC tyres, drone bumpers and phone cases to seals, gaskets, non-slip feet, watch bands and cosplay armour.

Change your walls and infill. The filament sets the material hardness, but your slicer settings decide how the finished part feels. For a softer, squishier part, use 2 walls and around 10 to 15% gyroid infill. For a firm, tough part, go to 4 or more walls and 40% infill or higher. Gyroid infill flexes evenly in every direction, so it's the best pattern for flexible parts. If you need a part softer than 95A can give you, have a look at our softer TPUs below.

Moisture is the most common cause. TPU absorbs water from the air quickly, and wet TPU strings, oozes and bubbles, so dry the spool first using our filament drying guide. If it still strings, cut your retraction right down (around 0.5 to 1mm on a direct drive printer, or turn it off) and drop your nozzle temp toward the lower end of the range. Turning on wipe or avoid crossing walls in your slicer helps too.

Yes. 95A is the firmest common TPU, which makes it the easiest flexible filament to push through a Bowden tube. Slow right down (around 15 to 25mm/s), keep retraction low, and make sure the filament path has no gaps where the filament can buckle. Softer TPUs like 85A or 75A are much harder to print on a Bowden setup, so 95A is the one to start with.

No. TPU 95A is too soft to feed reliably through the AMS or AMS Lite, so print it from the external spool holder instead. If you have a TPU feed assist module, you can use that instead.

Let the plate cool fully, then flex it, and next time print on textured PEI with a thin layer of glue stick. TPU bonds to PEI extremely well, sometimes so well that it pulls the coating off a smooth PEI plate. The glue stick acts as a release layer, so the part peels off cleanly. Several plates in our build plate range have a textured PEI side.

Yes, it holds up well, and that matches what our customers tell us. PLA parts can soften and warp in a hot car or a sunny spot, while TPU 95A copes much better, which makes it a good pick for car accessories, outdoor mounts and gear that lives outside.

TPU 95A is our all-rounder for flexible, tough parts. TPU 95A Silk has the same flex with a glossy metallic finish for parts that need to look good. TPU-CF 95A adds carbon fibre for stiffer, more stable parts with a matte finish. For softer, cushioned prints, ShoeFlex 9075A prints closer to 75A for footwear, and InsoleFlex 9585A prints closer to 85A for insoles and comfort parts.