The three compounds that makeup abs are acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene plastic. The plastic properties on pages 222223 are exclusively applicable for. Most natural abs resins are translucent to opaque, but they can be produced in transparent grades and can be pigmented to almost any color. Vexmatech utilizes abs in the manufacture of numerous components due to its easytouse and resistance to high temperatures. View a detailed abs material data sheet to learn more about abs s physical, mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. It is an amorphous polymer comprised of three monomers, acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene.
It possesses excellent toughness, good dimensional stability, easy processing ability, chemical resistance, and cheapness. Thermal properties mechanical properties other properties typical value typical value test method test method technical data sheet ultimaker abs page. View plastic materials found under a specific property group. Abs is perfect for enduse components and functional parts such as those found in 3d printers of 3d printing service. Analysis of mechanical behavior of 3d printed abs parts by experiments divyathej m v, varun m, rajeev p. As the basic polymer matrix was used acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs to which were added the nanoparticles in a given percentage by. Click the down or up arrows triangles or column headings to sort plastic materials or material properties.
Experimental characterization of the mechanical properties. Abs is a terpolymer made by polymerizing styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of polybutadiene. Typical reactions for chain assembling are polyaddition continuous or step wise and condensation polymerization polycondensation 1 figure 1. Printer friendly version pdf download download as pdf excel. Abs is a good choice for handheld consumer devices. Mechanical properties metric english comments hardness, rockwell r 103 112 103 112 average 110. Overview of materials for acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs. Abs material data sheet physical properties metric english. Used by an array of industries worldwide, abs is known for its exceptional mechanical properties. Material properties of abs acrylonitrilebutadlenestyrene.
This property data is a summary of similar materials in the matweb database for the category acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs, extruded. Key difference polycarbonate vs abs polycarbonate and abs are widely used thermoplastic elastomers and have their unique set of properties. But there are still concerns over the desired mechanical properties, biodegradability, sterilizability and radiopacity of the materials. Abs physical mechanical properties as a function of monomer content. Mechanical properties of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. P pbt uhmw ptfe abs pc ppo psu pei peek pps pai pi hdpe pp pvc short term operating temperature degrees fahrenheit 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 pa 66 pa. The plastic and packaging material used by okw are on the whole harmless and, apart from some exceptions, can easily be recycled and reutilized. Grade count 3 mechanical properties hardness, rockwell r 103 112 103. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or abs, is a common thermoplastic used to make light, rigid, molded products such as pipe, automotive body parts, wheel covers, enclosures, and protective head gear san copolymers have been available. However, it suffers from inherent shortcomings in terms of mechanical strength and vulnerability to environmental conditions. Acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene abs is one of the most. We found that abs can undergo recycling and reforming into consistent printer.
An overview of the plastic material selection process for medical devices. Difference between polycarbonate and abs compare the. The key difference between polycarbonate and abs is that polycarbonate is an amorphous polymer made from melt. Abs sheets are heat resistant and impact resistant even at low temperatures and has high chemical and abrasionresistance as well as a good dimensional. Abs is a tough, impactresistant plastic that is widely used across many different industries. Novel acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene abs nanocomposites reinforced with pristine or functionalized single or multiwalled carbon nanotube buckypaper bp sheets were manufactured via hotcompression and vacuum infiltration. Acrylonitrile butadienestyrene abs polymer plays an important role in many engineering plastics and composite materials, and has a rubber. Abs is an ideal material for structural applications when impact resistance, strength, and.
It is manufactured by dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene. The fundamental mechanical material characteristics include. But the increase in impact strength always bring down the tensile and flexural strength. Combining high impact strength with outstanding mechanical properties, it provides an economical alternative to premium high impact abs systems. As the basic polymer matrix was used acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs to which were added the nanoparticles in a given percentage by weight in the form of nanotubes. Acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene abs is one of the most used. Butadiene contributes increased toughness and impact strength to the plastic. Abs resins can be used for molding parts requiring close dimensions, outstanding surface finishing, high impact resistance, and metal plating. Abstractthe research work presents analysis of mechanical behaviour of 3d printed abs parts.
Rheological and mechanical properties of abs pc blends koreaaustralia rheology journal march 2005 vol. Some mechanical and thermal properties of pcabs blends. Regarding all these properties it has opened new way of use for. Abs is most commonly polymerised through the emulsification process or the expert art of combining multiple products that dont typically combine into a single product. Mechanical properties of plastic materials material formula abrasive resistance astm d1044 mg cycles coefficient of friction compression set after 24 hr at 175c % compressive modulus gpa compressive strength mpa elongation at break % hardness rockwell izod impact strengt h j m1 poissons ratio tear strength n mm1 tensile modulus gpa. Mechanical properties and wear behavior of a novel. It possesses excellent toughness, good dimensional stability, easy processing. Plating on acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene abs plastic. In applications where plastic components are designed to withstand stress, the mechanical properties of polymers play a particularly important role.
Rheological and mechanical properties of abspc blends. Plastic material properties table mechanical, physical. The outstanding attribute of abs is that by adjusting the composition of various monomers, it is possible to vary the mechanical properties considerably in terms of impact strength. Mckeen, in fatigue and tribological properties of plastics and elastomers, 2010. It has the second highest strength and second lowest ductility compared to the other variants of abs. It is analysis on the mechanical properties of abs. Acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene abs terpolymer ter luran, supplied by basf. Key properties of abs plastic abs is an ideal material of choice for various structural applications, thanks to its several physical properties such as. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The hot plastic smell deter some as does the plastics petroleum based origin.
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or abs, is an opaque thermoplastic. Their morphology, thermal, mechanical, and electrical properties were comparatively investigated. This paper examines the mechanical properties of the composite of thermoplastic polymer matrix with carbon nanotubes. The american bureau of shipping abs grade a steel is one of the huge materials used in the marine industries. Abs machine grade is an economical engineering plastic that is easy to machine and fabricate. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare heat resistant abs to. Abs is an engineering plastic that has butadiene part uniformly distributed over the acrylonitrilestyrene matrix. Such properties can be investigated and compared between different products using standardised test methods. Abs, short for acylonitrile butadiene styrene, is an oilbased plastic type. Abs is a thermoplastic, further classified as a styrenic plastic.
Most common plate able plastic is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs. Generally copper and nickel plated abs is used in almost all dec orative process or in the making of to ys, automotive. Experimental characterization of the mechanical properties of 3dprinted abs and polycarbonate parts jason cantrell1, sean rohde1, david damiani2, rishi gurnani3, luke disandro1, josh anton1, andie young1, alex jerez1, douglas steinbach1, calvin kroese1, and peter ifju1 1mechanical and aerospace engineering department, 571 gale lemerand dr. Thermoplastic as opposed to thermoset has to do with the way the material responds to heat. Abs material data sheet physical properties metric english comments density 1. The properties of abs include five common variations. Acrylonitrile adds chemical and thermal enhancements. Analysis of mechanical behavior of 3d printed abs parts by. Abs provides a balanced combination of mechanical toughness, wide temperature range, good dimensional stability, chemical resistance, electrical insulating properties, and ease of fabrication. An overview of the plastic material selection process for. Structural analysis of abs plastic framework of an. Typical properties of nylon 66 astm test method value mechanical properties specific gravity d792 1. We then characterise the resulting changes in the printing quality and mechanical properties, over a single recycling cycle.
See the chart below for abs yield strength, youngs modulus abs elasticity, tensile yield strength of abs plastic, mechanical properties of abs plastic, and other properties. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs is an opaque thermoplastic and amorphous polymer. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs chemical formula c 8 h 8 x c 4 h 6 y c 3 h 3 n z is a common thermoplastic polymer. It has low shrink and high dimensional stability, and it has good resistance to acids and bases. Selecting a thermoplastic for your injectionmolded part. Besides, it should not be forgotten that for any type or magnitude of defor. Technical data sheet ultimaker pla 2 see notes mechanical properties injection molding 3d printing typical value test method typical value test method tensile modulus 2,346. Abs plastic is advantageous in a wide variety of industries. The study has been carried out to scrutinize the effect of welding heat input to the distribution of microstructure formation and its mechanical properties at coarse grain heat affected zone cghaz of the abs grade a steel. These properties have made these polymers to be used in wide range of applications.
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