Selecting a Plastic for Your Injection Molded Part——ABS

Commonly used materials for injection moulding parts——ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)

• Benefits:

ABS is a tough, impact-resistant plastic that is widely used across many different industries. It has low shrink and high dimensional stability, and it has good resistance to acids and bases. ABS is a good choice for handheld consumer devices. It's also relatively inexpensive.

• Applications:

cosmetic parts, handheld devices, housings, and moldings for electrical tools, remote controls, computers, telephone components.

• Considerations:

ABS-molded parts will show knit lines and can have sink and voids in thick areas. Reduction of sink can possibly be had by switching to an ABS/PC-blended material. ABS also mates well to PC parts.