"filament for" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe the purpose or use of a filament, which is a thin thread or wire used in various applications such as lighting or electronics. Example: "The store sells filaments for all types of light bulbs, including incandescent and LED."
In 1898 Welsbach introduced the first metallic filament for incandescent lamps.
Three years later, while searching for a better carbon filament for his lightbulb, Swan patented a process for squeezing nitrocellulose through holes to form fibres.
The American inventor Thomas Edison, who tested thousands of materials before he chose bamboo to make the carbon filament for his incandescent lightbulb, described his work as "one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration".
A mass manufacturer using plastic injection moulding might buy ABS in bulk for about $2 a kilo, but as a bespoke powder or filament for 3D printing it can cost as much as $80 a kilo, says Anthony Vicari of Lux Research, a Boston company that tracks emerging technologies.In part the price difference is due to higher standards of purity and composition required for 3D printing.
The resulting pellets can then be extruded into filament for 3D printers.
There are currently three different nozzle sizes to produce the right gauge filament for different 3D printers.
Ashbya gossypii, however, is classified as a filamentous fungus because it forms natural hyphal filaments for most of its life cycle [ 3, 4].
Sponge choanocytes also have a flagellum and possess a collar of filaments for trapping food.
For example, P/M played an important role in the development of tungsten filaments for electric light bulbs.
"My goal is just to survive," said Luo Guoliang, an executive at the Yang Xin Long Fu Company in Shandong province, which makes polyester and polypropylene filaments for fabric and rugs, all of it recycled material.
Owing to this unique combination of properties, it is used extensively as filaments for incandescent lamps, as electric contacts, and as electron emitters for electronic devices.
