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I recommend this video by CNC Kitchen, as it shows an interesting, accurate and detailed, side-by-side comparison of heat deformation of custom 3D printed test samples, printed from various materials:

  • PLA
  • PETG
  • ABS
  • HT-PLA
  • 3dkTOP

He even CNCs a custom, yet simple, test rig in order to carry out the test.

Well worth a watch.

The results for the various filaments can be seen in this graph, taken from the video:

Graphical summary of 3D heat treatment tests

In summary, the annealed 3dkTOP filaments perform very well, without failure, and annealing PLA helps considerably (although some shrinkage is incurred)