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Polifil® RP-ABS
Polifil® RP-ABS is a styrenic resin with improved toughness and heat resistance versus HIPS grades. ABS exhibits high gloss, low shrinkage, and good dimensional stability.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Pellets
- Solid
Product families
Applications
Applications
- Consumer Goods — Appliances & Electronics
- Consumer Goods — Furniture
Automotive & Transportation — Automotive
- Other Automotive Applications
Printing & Packaging — Packaging
- Industrial & Transport Packaging
Product Families
Plastics — Basic Thermoplastics
- Styrenics
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Polifil
- Polymer Name
- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
- Melt Flow Index
- 2.0 - 10.0 g/10 min
- Processing Methods
- Extrusion, Injection Molding
- Markets
- Automotive & Transportation
- Consumer Goods
- Printing & Packaging
- Technology
- Plastics
- Material Features
- Dimensional Stability
- High Gloss
- Improved Toughness
- Low Shrinkage
- Thermal Shock Resistant
- Chemical Inventories
- TSCA (USA)
- Usage
ABS is widely used in injection molding of appliances, furniture, and automotive parts. ABS also has high melt strength suitable for the production of extruded sheet, some of considerable size and thickness. Applications include panels for large appliances and thermoformed items such as hot tubs and recreational vehicle parts.
- Certifications and Compliance
- REACH (Europe)
- RoHS 2 Compliant
- RoHS 3 Compliant
- RoHS Compliant
- Plastics and Elastomers End Uses
- Appliances
- Containers
- Furniture
- Plastics and Elastomers Functions
- Resin
- Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods
- Extrusion
- Injection Molding
Technical data
Table 1 of 3
5 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforcement content | — | — | TPG WI |
| Specific gravity | 1.05 | — | D 792 |
| Melt flow 230/3.8 | 2-10 | g/10 min | D 1238 |
| Water absorption, 24 hours | 0.2 | % | D 570 |
| Mold shrinkage – 1/8˝ specimen | 0.005 | in/in | D 955 |
Table 2 of 3
9 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile strength | 6400 | psi | D 638 |
| Tensile modulus | 290 | kpsi | D 638 |
| Flexural modulus, tangent | 360 | kpsi | D 790 |
| Flexural strength | 9500 | psi | D 790 |
| Izod impact, notched | 3.5 | ft-lbs/in | D 256 |
| Gardner impact, 1/2˝ tup | 100 | in-lbs | D 5420 |
| Rockwell hardness | 98 | Scale R | D 785 |
| Elongation (Break) | 20 | % | D 638 |
| Elongation (Yield) | 4 | % | D 638 |
Table 3 of 3
2 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflection temperature, 66psi | 205 | ˚F | D 648 |
| Deflection temperature, 264psi | 195 | ˚F | D 648 |
