Commodity Plastics
ABS Commodity — Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Commodity Grades
ABS is an amorphous terpolymer offering a good balance of toughness, rigidity, impact strength, and surface gloss. Commodity grades are widely used in injection molding for applications like appliance housings, automotive interior parts, luggage, and toys.
ABSCycolacABS Prime
Manufacturers
3
Grades
3
Applications
4
Equivalents
2
Physical Properties
- Density
- 1.04-1.08 g/cm³
- Water Absorption (24h)
- 0.2-0.6 %
- Transparency
- Opaque
- Shrinkage
- 0.4-0.7 %
Mechanical Properties
- Young's Modulus
- 2.0-2.5 GPa
- Tensile Strength
- 40-50 MPa
- Elongation at Break
- 5-20 %
- Impact Strength (Izod)
- 150-250 J/m
Thermal Properties
- Glass Transition Temperature
- 90-105 °C
- Melting Point
- N/A (amorphous)
- Continuous Service Temperature
- 70-80 °C
- Heat Deflection Temperature
- 80-95 °C
Electrical Properties
- Dielectric Constant
- 2.8-3.2
- Volume Resistivity
- 10¹¹-10¹³ Ω⋅cm
- Dielectric Strength
- 15-25 kV/mm
Chemical Resistance
- Acids
- Good resistance
- Bases
- Good resistance
- Solvents
- Attacked by aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons, ketones, esters
- UV Resistance
- Poor (requires stabilization)
Sustainability
- Recyclability
- Recyclable
- Recycling Code
- 7 (Other)
- Carbon Footprint
- Moderate to High
Manufacturing compatibility
Injection moldingExtrusionThermoforming
Applications
Appliance housings
Automotive parts
Toys
Luggage
Available grades
ABS 301ABS 757ABS 152