Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene solvent bonding

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS). ABS plastics are derived from acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene. ABS materials have a good balance of physical properties. There are many ABS modifications and many blends of ABS with other thermoplastics that can affect adhesion properties. ABS resin can be bonded to itself and to other materials with adhesives, by solvent cementing, or by thermal welding. 

Acrylonitrile - Butadiene - Styrene (ABS) ABS is conventionally bonded with a dope cement containing 15-25% ABS resin in a blend of ketone solvents, e.g., acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and methyl isobutyl ketone, or tetrahydrofiiran or methylene chloride (5). 

Hexafluoroacetone trihydrate n. A solvent cement, active at room temperatures, for bonding acetal resin articles to themselves and to other polymers such as nylon, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, styrene-acrylonitrile, polyester, cellulosics, and natural or synthetic rubber. It is also a toxic irritant, so it must be handled with care. 

Styrenic thermoplastics include polystyrene itself, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers and plastic blends such as polyphenylene oxide/styrene. Most adhesives can be used to produce strong bonds with these plastics, but primers and solvents should be tested carefully for solvent attack or cracking. 

Bodied solvent cements are usually used to bond acrylonitrile—butadiene-styrene (ABS). Adhesives recommended include epoxies, urethanes, second-generation acrylics, vinyls, nitrile-phenolics, and cyanoacrylates [24,25]. 

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