Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS), as an amorphous thermoplastic is a synthetic terpolymer (terpolymers are copolymers made out of three monomers, being statistically distributed in the linear macromolecule) from the monomers of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrol.
Large scale production of ABS can be done by graft polymerization, as well as through the blending of the polymers.
Characteristic features:
Good chemical resistance
Good mechanical and acoustical noise absorption behavior
High impact and notched impact strength
Easy coloring process for all types of color
Metal plating and galvanizing
Low water absorption
Applications:
Toys, household goods industry, automotive, sanitary applications, compounding.