Application Transport, Recreational
Key Features Size and color can be customized
Overview ABS is available in both roll and sheet form.
;ABS is available in both roll and sheet form. ABS provides an optimum balance of tensile impact strengths. It features ease of forming, excellent toughness and rigidity and is particularly good for deep draw vacuum forming for products likely to receive abuse in the form of knocks, scuffing and scratching. ABS also has good chemical resistance.
Flight offers a variety of grades of ABS including specialist high heat and flame retardant resins as well as different gloss finishes.
Flight ABS is available in:
· Most colours
· Four embossing patterns
· Sheet or roll form
· High, medium, low impact grades
Physical properties of ABS
· Excellent mouldability, tough and hard yet fairly elastic
· Exceptional impact strength for severe abuse
· Retains physical properties over a wide range of temperatures
· Excellent creep resistance and good stability
· Retains substantial impact strength at subzero temperature
· Long term or frequent exposure to ultraviolet light is not recommended unless it has a protective coating (eg. acrylic capping) or is extruded in dark colours (eg. black)
· Flammable but flame retardant grades are available
· Readily accepts printing in a wide variety of inks
Chemical properties of ABS
· Very low water absorbtion
· Mould and mildew resistant
· Resistant to a range of acids, bases oils, petrol, cleansers, disinfectants and chemicals
· Ethylene dichloride, esters and ketones are solvents of ABS
Applications
Transport
Vehicle/truck linings, louvre panels, arm rests, helmets, seat backs, battery trays, bus racks.
Mouldings, linings for yachts, instrument panel consoles for boats, cricket/skateboard/canoe helmets, luggage and briefcases.
Cool store and freezing works wall linings, air conditioning ducts, fan housings, grain chutes, electric fence boxes, tractor canopies,
PROPERTY |
TEST METHOD |
UNITS |
Result |
Specific gravity |
D-792 |
|
1.08 |
Tensile modulus |
D-638 |
psi |
310,000 |
Flexural modulus |
D-790 |
psi 310,000 |
310,000 |
Heat deflection temperature |
D-648 (264 psi unannealed) |
°F |
198 |
Coefficient of thermal expansion |
D-696 |
in/in/°F x 10 -5 |
4.2-5.6 |
Hardness |
D-785 |
Rockwell R |
96 |
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