The material. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or ABS, is tough, resilient, and easily molded. It is usually opaque, although some grades can now be transparent, and it can be given vivid colors. ABS-PVC alloys are tougher than standard ABS and, in self-extinguishing grades, are used for the casings of power tools.
Composition
(CH2-CH-C6H4L
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General properties |
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Density |
1010 |
– 1210 |
kg/m3 |
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Price |
2.3 |
– 2.6 |
USD/kg |
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Mechanical properties |
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Young’s modulus |
1.1 |
– 2.9 |
GPa |
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Yield strength (elastic limit) |
18.5 |
– 51 |
MPa |
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Tensile strength |
27.6 |
– 55.2 |
MPa |
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Elongation |
1.5 |
– 100 |
% |
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Hardness—Vickers |
5.6 |
– 15.3 |
HV |
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Fatigue strength at 107 cycles |
11 |
– 22.1 |
MPa |
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Fracture toughness |
1.19 |
– 4.29 |
MPa. m1/2 |
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ABS allows detailed moldings, accepts color well, and is nontoxic and tough. Ecoproperties: material
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Typical uses. Safety helmets; camper tops; automotive instrument panels and other interior components; pipe fittings; home-security devices and housings for small appliances; communications equipment; business machines; plumbing hardware; automobile grilles; wheel covers; mirror housings; refrigerator liners; luggage shells; tote trays; mower shrouds; boat hulls; large components for recreational vehicles; weather seals; glass beading; refrigerator breaker strips; conduit; pipe for drain-waste-vent (DWV) systems.
