Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
ABS for medical use… and also food contact approved? That’s a combination you don’t see every day.
In this video, I test Spectrum ABS Medical to see how it performs in real-world conditions. Beyond the standard mechanical tests (bending, impact, tensile, layer adhesion, etc.), I also check something more practical:
👉 Can printed parts survive near-boiling water (2 minutes) and a dishwasher cycle (70 °C, 90 minutes)?
If a filament is labeled as “medical” and “food contact approved,” it should handle more than just datasheet claims. Let’s see what actually happens.
Spectrum ABS Medical filament (not affiliate link): spectrumfilaments.com/en/filament/abs-medical
Support the channel
If you find these tests useful, you can support my work here:
Patreon: patreon.com/mytechfun
Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mytechfun
Patreon supporters also get early access and a comparison spreadsheet with all my previous test results, so you can directly compare materials using the same methodology.
Mentioned in the video:
About food safe 3D printing: youtu.be/lFtMIo00tfY?si=iYJYpMYGxV5NhR4f
Finger splint (I used 125% scale):
printables.com/model/262155-finger-splint-injured-finger/files
Funnel tray: printables.com/model/1387342-funnel-tray
Funnel: printables.com/model/1419917-funnel-set-multi-size
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Specifications
2:13 Unboxing
4:02 Slicer settings
4:24 3D printing
5:59 Bending test
6:48 New bending test (ISO178)
7:43 Impact test
8:29 Tensile test
8:41 Boiling, dishwashing
10:14 Layer adhesion
11:20 Shear test
11:40 Torsion test
12:11 Creep test
12:52 Temperature test
13:15 All results
13:54 Conclusions
#3dprinting #ABS #filament #engineering #materialtesting #Spectrum #3dprint #mechanicaltesting
ABS for medical use… and also food contact approved? That’s a combination you don’t see every day.
In this video, I test Spectrum ABS Medical to see how it performs in real-world conditions. Beyond the standard mechanical tests (bending, impact, tensile, layer adhesion, etc.), I also check something more practical:
👉 Can printed parts survive near-boiling water (2 minutes) and a dishwasher cycle (70 °C, 90 minutes)?
If a filament is labeled as “medical” and “food contact approved,” it should handle more than just datasheet claims. Let’s see what actually happens.
Spectrum ABS Medical filament (not affiliate link): spectrumfilaments.com/en/filament/abs-medical
Support the channel
If you find these tests useful, you can support my work here:
Patreon: patreon.com/mytechfun
Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mytechfun
Patreon supporters also get early access and a comparison spreadsheet with all my previous test results, so you can directly compare materials using the same methodology.
Mentioned in the video:
About food safe 3D printing: youtu.be/lFtMIo00tfY?si=iYJYpMYGxV5NhR4f
Finger splint (I used 125% scale):
printables.com/model/262155-finger-splint-injured-finger/files
Funnel tray: printables.com/model/1387342-funnel-tray
Funnel: printables.com/model/1419917-funnel-set-multi-size
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Specifications
2:13 Unboxing
4:02 Slicer settings
4:24 3D printing
5:59 Bending test
6:48 New bending test (ISO178)
7:43 Impact test
8:29 Tensile test
8:41 Boiling, dishwashing
10:14 Layer adhesion
11:20 Shear test
11:40 Torsion test
12:11 Creep test
12:52 Temperature test
13:15 All results
13:54 Conclusions
#3dprinting #ABS #filament #engineering #materialtesting #Spectrum #3dprint #mechanicaltesting
