hobbyist vs. engineering carbon fiber (CF) filament - is there a difference?

Having access to a continuous fiber system that prints specifically a CF filled base filament, I got a little curious.

Markforged X7 industrial series printer: https://markforged.com/3d-printers/x7

Bambu Lab PLA-CF: https://ca.store.bambulab.com/product...
PLA-CF Technical Data Sheet: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/058...
PLA-CF Safety Data Sheet: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/058...

Markforged Nylon 6-CF ONYX: https://markforged.com/materials/plas...
ONYX Material Data Sheet: https://s3.amazonaws.com/mf.product.d...
ONYX Safety Data Sheet: http://printparts.com/datasheets/Onyx...

Nathan's videos (x2)
The Dark Side of Carbon Fiber Filament:    • The Dark Side of Carbon Fiber Filament  
Carbon In My Skin. These Wounds, They Will Not Heal:    • Carbon In My Skin. These Wounds, They Will...  

Other Linked Videos (x2):
yes, you can fill prints with sand (microscope camera stand) CAD TIME # 3:    • yes, you can fill prints with sand (micros...  
How Markforged Continuous Fiber Reinforcement Works | Process Explanation:    • How Markforged Continuous Fiber Reinforcem...  

Video Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:21 - Bambu Lab PLA-CF Material Breakdown ("hobby" filament)
2:12 - Disclaimer (not considering mechanical properties)
2:46 - PLA-CF Microscope shots
3:55 - Check out my microscope stand video - 3DP filled with sand!
4:16 - PLA-CF Microscope shots cont'd
5:58 -Markforged ONYX Material Breakdown ("engineering" filament)
8:50 - Continuous Fiber Inlays/Reinforcement in Markforged Prints (prints in this video are not reinforced)
9:37 - Nylon 6-CF (ONYX) microscope shots
12:44 - Discussion of results & summary of findings (cool shot screenshots)
16:29 - Final Remarks

Thank you for watching! Another thank you to my buy me a coffee supporters testacava, High Potential and mental_voyage.

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