Hotend with Nozzle

Overview

The Bambu Lab hotend features a unique all-in-one design that combines the heatsink, throat, heater block, and nozzle into a single unit. With this design, Bambu Lab hotends can heat up much faster than traditional hotends and avoid the risk of filament oozing or leaking at the nozzle and heat break interface. 

Nozzle Comparison

The 0.4mm nozzle is widely recognized as the standard nozzle diameter for modern 3D printers due to its optimal balance between print quality and print speed. This nozzle size is utilized in both the Bambu Lab X1 Series and P1P 3D printers.

Filament Compatibility

Material	0.2 mm Nozzle	0.4 mm Nozzle	0.6 mm Nozzle	0.8 mm Nozzle	Hardened Steel Required?
General PLA	YES	YES	YES	YES	Optional
Wood/Rock/Metal-filled PLA	*NO	YES	YES	YES	Optional
PETG	YES	YES	YES	YES	Optional
PVA	YES	YES	YES	YES	Optional
ABS	YES	YES	YES	YES	Optional
ASA	YES	YES	YES	YES	Optional
ASA	YES	YES	YES	YES	Optional
PC	YES	YES	YES	YES	Optional
PA	*NO	YES	YES	YES	Optional
TPU	*NO	YES	YES	YES	Optional
PLA-CF	*NO	*Highly Recommended	YES	YES	*Required
PETG-CF	*NO	*Highly Recommended	YES	YES	*Required
PAHT-CF	*NO	YES	*Highly Recommended	YES	*Required
PET-CF	*NO	YES	*Highly Recommended	YES	*Required

[*Note]

1. Filaments with carbon fiber, glass fiber, metal, or other inorganic particles are prone to clog a 0.2 mm nozzle.
2. For filaments containing carbon fiber or glass fiber, it is highly recommended to use a hardened steel 0.6 mm nozzle to minimize the risk of clogging and abrasion.
3. Bambu PLA-CF and Bambu PETG-CF have been extensively tested and proven to have a low risk of clogging when printed with a hardened steel 0.4 mm nozzle, while also achieving higher print quality.

Learn more about filament compatibility on Bambu Lab Wiki.

Configuration of Bambu Hotend

If you need to swap your nozzle, you can either replace the Hotend with Nozzle on your original complete hotend assembly or replace the whole Complete Hotend Assembly.