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Overview of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
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Overview of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) including background, history, advantages, limitations and typical applications.

Background: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) polymer was first discovered during World War II when its basis, SBR, was used for alternatives to rubber. Commercially acrylonitrile butadiene styrene polymers first became available in the early 1950s in an attempt to obtain the best properties of both polystyrene and styrene acrylonitrile.

 ABS Generics
- ABS
- ABS+PC
- ABS+Nylon
- ABS+PBT
- ABS+PVC
- ABS+PBT+PC
- ABS+Acrylic
- ABS+PI
- ABS+SAN
- Etc...
 
 Typical ABS Applications

- Automotive Applications
- Electrical/Electronic Applications
- General Purpose
- Appliances
- Housings
- Business Equipment
- Appliance Components
- Parts, Thin-walled
- Automotive Interior Parts

 
 Advantages of ABS
- Flame Retardant
- Heat Resistance, High
- Impact Resistance, Good
- Impact Resistance, High
- General Purpose
- Processability, Good
- Flow, Good
- Flow, High
- Gloss, High
 
 Disadvantages of ABS
- Limited weathering resistance
- Moderate heat, moisture and chemical resistance
- Relatively high cost
- Flammable with high smoke generation
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