ABS vs HIPS
How ABS and HIPS compare, from typical settings across every filament we list.
- ABS is tougher, more heat resistant, better outdoors and more flexible; HIPS is easier to print.
- ABS typically prints about 10 °C hotter at the nozzle.
- ABS and HIPS print at about the same temperature on the bed.
- There are 151 ABS filaments in 1,021 colours, and 15 HIPS filaments in 46 colours.
At a glance
Our rating, out of 5| ABS | HIPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of printing | Easier to print | |
| Toughness | Tougher | |
| Stiffness | ||
| Heat resistance | More heat resistant | |
| Outdoor and UV | Better outdoors | |
| Flexibility | More flexible | |
| Setup | Needs an enclosure, Needs ventilation | Needs an enclosure, Needs ventilation |
| ABS | HIPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene | High-impact polystyrene |
| Filaments listed | 151 | 15 |
| Brands | 72 | 12 |
| Colours | 1,021 | 46 |
| Nozzle temperature | 230–260 °C | 220–250 °C |
| Bed temperature | 90–110 °C | 90–110 °C |
| Density | 1.04 g/cm³ | 1.04 g/cm³ |
| Length of 1 kg (1.75 mm) | about 400 m | about 400 m |
| Max drying temperature | 80 °C | – |
Temperatures are medians across each material's filaments, rounded to 5 °C. Always check the maker's settings for a specific filament.
Brands that make both
12 brands make both ABS and HIPS.
- Fiberlogy 7 ABS · 2 HIPS
- Gizmo Dorks 7 ABS · 2 HIPS
- FormFutura 7 ABS · 1 HIPS
- 3DXTech 6 ABS · 1 HIPS
- Spectrum 6 ABS · 1 HIPS
- Nebula 4 ABS · 1 HIPS
- Push Plastic 3 ABS · 1 HIPS
- FilamentPM 1 ABS · 2 HIPS
- CC3D 1 ABS · 1 HIPS
- Devil Design 1 ABS · 1 HIPS
- Sakata 3D 1 ABS · 1 HIPS
- SMART MATERIALS 3D 1 ABS · 1 HIPS