Category: Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

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 General properties Density […]

Nickel-based superalloys

The material. With a name like superalloy there has to be something spe­cial here. There is. Superalloy is a name applied to nickel-based, iron-based, and cobalt-based alloys that combine exceptional high-temperature strength with excellent corrosion and oxidation resistance. Without them, jet engines would not be practical: they can carry load continuously at temper­atures up to […]