Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Lyten claims their PA1205 graphene-reinforced nylon is the strongest on the market. That’s a bold statement — so I had to test it.
In this video I take a detailed look at Lyten Graphene Nylon (PA1205) and compare its performance across a wide range of mechanical tests. Tensile strength, layer adhesion, impact resistance, creep, temperature resistance, and more.
I also included some of my earlier test methods, like the wrench and rack gear tests, to see how this material performs in more practical use cases.
The results are very interesting. In several categories this material performs better than typical PA-CF, especially when it comes to impact resistance and layer adhesion. Even when compared to high-performance materials, it shows some unique advantages.
Since Lyten does not ship to the EU, Polymaker helped me obtain this filament and sent it to me for free. Huge thanks to them for the support.
Is this really the strongest nylon you can print? Let’s find out.
Product link (not affiliate)
lyten.com/products/3d-printer-filament
Support (Patreon)
If you’d like to support my work and get early access to videos, check out my Patreon:
patreon.com/mytechfun
Patreon supporters also get access to my comparison spreadsheet with all previous test results, so you can directly compare materials using the same testing method.
You can also support me here:
buymeacoffee.com/mytechfun
Or visit the channel sponsor Polymaker:
https://us.polymaker.com?aff=49&utm_source=affiliately&utm_campaign=aff
Mentioned in the video
Open-end wrench: youtube.com/watch?v=b2a1h-bc2Zw
Box-end wrench: youtu.be/jebxWE2YSvQ?si=74XJnV9tjMkaYxuL
Rack gear: youtu.be/RqvIa_3hoJE?si=uQXZeUlUNdm1T8Yd
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Specifications
2:26 Print settings
3:25 Unboxing
4:13 Filament brittleness
5:17 Slicer settings
5:44 3D printing
6:13 Wearing test
6:32 Shrinking
6:46 Tensile test
7:22 Layer adhesion
8:03 Shear test
8:34 Torsion test
9:22 Bending test
9:59 New bending test
10:48 Creep test
11:58 Impact test
12:44 Temperature test
13:20 Wrench test
14:06 Rack gear
14:40 All results
15:12 Conclusions
Hashtags
#3dprinting #nylon #graphene #PA1205 #filament #engineering #materials #strength #testing #mytechfun
Lyten claims their PA1205 graphene-reinforced nylon is the strongest on the market. That’s a bold statement — so I had to test it.
In this video I take a detailed look at Lyten Graphene Nylon (PA1205) and compare its performance across a wide range of mechanical tests. Tensile strength, layer adhesion, impact resistance, creep, temperature resistance, and more.
I also included some of my earlier test methods, like the wrench and rack gear tests, to see how this material performs in more practical use cases.
The results are very interesting. In several categories this material performs better than typical PA-CF, especially when it comes to impact resistance and layer adhesion. Even when compared to high-performance materials, it shows some unique advantages.
Since Lyten does not ship to the EU, Polymaker helped me obtain this filament and sent it to me for free. Huge thanks to them for the support.
Is this really the strongest nylon you can print? Let’s find out.
Product link (not affiliate)
lyten.com/products/3d-printer-filament
Support (Patreon)
If you’d like to support my work and get early access to videos, check out my Patreon:
patreon.com/mytechfun
Patreon supporters also get access to my comparison spreadsheet with all previous test results, so you can directly compare materials using the same testing method.
You can also support me here:
buymeacoffee.com/mytechfun
Or visit the channel sponsor Polymaker:
https://us.polymaker.com?aff=49&utm_source=affiliately&utm_campaign=aff
Mentioned in the video
Open-end wrench: youtube.com/watch?v=b2a1h-bc2Zw
Box-end wrench: youtu.be/jebxWE2YSvQ?si=74XJnV9tjMkaYxuL
Rack gear: youtu.be/RqvIa_3hoJE?si=uQXZeUlUNdm1T8Yd
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Specifications
2:26 Print settings
3:25 Unboxing
4:13 Filament brittleness
5:17 Slicer settings
5:44 3D printing
6:13 Wearing test
6:32 Shrinking
6:46 Tensile test
7:22 Layer adhesion
8:03 Shear test
8:34 Torsion test
9:22 Bending test
9:59 New bending test
10:48 Creep test
11:58 Impact test
12:44 Temperature test
13:20 Wrench test
14:06 Rack gear
14:40 All results
15:12 Conclusions
Hashtags
#3dprinting #nylon #graphene #PA1205 #filament #engineering #materials #strength #testing #mytechfun
