What are the advantages and disadvantages of ABS materials?
ABS is a thermoplastic polymer structural material with high strength, good toughness and easy processing and molding, also known as ABS resin. The largest application areas of ABS are automobiles, electronic appliances, building materials and DIY production. The use in the automotive field includes many parts such as car dashboards, body panels, interior decorative panels, steering wheels, sound insulation panels, door locks, bumpers, ventilation pipes, etc. In terms of electrical appliances, it is widely used in refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, air conditioners, computers, copiers and other electronic appliances. In terms of building materials, ABS pipes, ABS sanitary ware, and ABS decorative panels are widely used in the building materials industry. In terms of DIY, model aircraft wings, etc. In addition, ABS is also widely used in packaging, furniture, sports and entertainment products, machinery and instrumentation industries.
The advantages and disadvantages of ABS are:
Advantages:
1.ABS has excellent mechanical properties and excellent impact strength, and is particularly easy to use. It can be used at extremely low temperatures; ABS has excellent wear resistance, good dimensional stability and oil resistance, and can be used for bearings under medium loads and speeds. ABS has a greater creep resistance than PSF and PC, and the mechanical properties of ABS are greatly affected by temperature.
2. This material ABS is not affected by water, inorganic salts, alkalis and various acids, but is soluble in ketones, aldehydes and chlorinated hydrocarbons, and can be baptized by nature. Corrosion by glacial acetic acid, vegetable oil, etc. will cause stress cracking. ABS has poor weather resistance and is easily degraded under the action of ultraviolet rays. After being placed outdoors for half a year, it has good dimensional stability, dyeability, good molding processability, high mechanical strength, excellent chemical properties and electrical insulation properties.
Disadvantages:
Everything has its positive and negative sides. Plastic raw material abs plastic also has disadvantages. Low dielectric strength also means that this plastic raw material has poor solubility resistance. Knowing this disadvantage, everyone will know whether to use ABS plastic raw materials as raw materials when choosing.