Thermoplastics acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene

Over 70% of the total volume of thermoplastics is accounted for by the commodity resins polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) (1) (see Olefin polymers Styrene plastics Vinyl polymers). They are made in a variety of grades and because of their low cost are the first choice for a variety of appHcations. Next in performance and in cost are acryhcs, ceUulosics, and acrylonitrile—butadiene—styrene (ABS) terpolymers (see... 

The important thermoplastics used commercially are polyethylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB), vinylidene chloride (Saran), fluorocarbons (Teflon, Halar, Kel-F, Kynar), polycarbonates, polypropylene, nylons, and acetals (Delrin). Important thermosetting plasttcs are... 

Abbreviation for acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, an amorphous thermoplastic. 

ISO 727-1 2002 Fittings made from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C) or acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) with plain sockets for pipes under pressure - Part 1 Metric series ISO 727-2 2002 Fittings made from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C) or acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) with plain sockets for pipes under pressure - Part 2 Inch-based series ISO 2507-3 1995 Thermoplastics pipes and fittings - Vicat softening temperature - Part 3 Test conditions for acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) and acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylic ester (ASA) pipes and fittings... 

ISO 8361-3 1991 Thermoplastics pipes and fittings - Water absorption - Part 3 Test conditions for acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) pipes and fittings... 

The principal kinds of thermoplastic resins include (1) acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins (2) acetals (3) acrylics (4) cellulosics (5) chlorinated polyelliers (6) fluorocarbons, sucli as polytelra-fluorclliy lene (TFE), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), and fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) (7) nylons (polyamides) (8) polycarbonates (9) poly elliylenes (including copolymers) (10) polypropylene (including copolymers) ( ll) polystyrenes and (12) vinyls (polyvinyl chloride). The principal kinds of thermosetting resins include (1) alkyds (2) allylics (3) die aminos (melamine and urea) (4) epoxies (5) phenolics (6) polyesters (7) silicones and (8) urethanes,... 

RESINS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene). Commonly referred to as ABS resins, these materials are thermoplastic resins which are produced by grafting styrene and acrylonitrile onto a diene-rubber backbone. The usually preferred substrate is polybutadiene because of its low glass-transition temperature (approximately —80°C). Where ABS resin is prepared by suspension or mass polymerization methods, stereospedfic diene rubber made by solution polymerization is the preferred diene. Otherwise, the diene used is a high-gel or cross-linked latex made by a hot emulsion process. 

Order-disorder transitions and spinodals were computed for linear multi block copolymers with differing sequence distributions by Fredrickson et al. (1992). This type of copolymer includes polyurethanes, styrene-butadiene rubber, high impact polystyrene (HIPS) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) block copolymers. Thus the theory is applicable to a broad range of industrial thermoplastic elastomers and polyurethanes. The parameter... 

The growth of these materials is reflected in the number of polymers which are being glass reinforced. These include polypropylene, polystyrene, styrene acrylonitrile, nylon, polyethylene, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, modified polyphenylene oxide, polycarbonate, acetal, polysulfone, polyurethane, poly (vinyl chloride), and polyester. In addition, the reinforced thermoplastics available now include long-fiber compounds, short-fiber compounds, super concentrates for economy, a combination of long and short fibers, and blends of polymer and fibrous glass. 

The most common advanced composites are made of thermosetting resins, such as epoxy polymers (the most popular singlematrix material), polyesters, vinyl esters, polyurethanes, polyimids, cianamids, bismaleimides, silicones, and melamine. Some of the most widely used thermoplastic polymers are polyvinyl chloride (PVC), PPE (poly[phenylene ether]), polypropylene, PEEK (poly [etheretherketone]), and ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene). The precise matrix selected for any given product depends primarily on the physical properties desired for that product. Each type of resin has its own characteristic thermal properties (such as melting point... 

Fig. 1. US total sales and captive use of selected thermoplastic resins by major market for 2001. Major market volumes are derived from plastic resins sales and captive use data as compiled by VERIS Consulting, LLC and reported by the American Plastics Council s Plastic Industry Producers Statistics Group. Selected thermoplastics are low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, polyvinyl chloride, thermoplastic polyester, engineering resins, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, styrene-acrylonitrile, other styrenics, polystyrene, and styrene butadiene latexes. (Data from ref. 25.)...

Various patents on the homopolymerization of BD in the presence of styrene are available [581-590]. According to these patents, St is used as a solvent in which BD is selectively polymerized by the application of NdV/DIBAH/EASC. At the end of the polymerization a solution of BR in St is obtained. In subsequent reaction steps the unreacted styrene monomer is either polymerized radically, or acrylonitrile is added prior to radical initiation. During the subsequent radical polymerization styrene or styrene/acrylonitrile, respectively, are polymerized and ris-l,4-BR is grafted and partially crosslinked. In this way BR modified (or impact modified) thermoplast blends are obtained. In these blends BR particles are dispersed either in poly(styrene) (yielding HIPS = high impact poly(styrene) or in styrene-acrylonitrile-copolymers (yielding ABS = acrylonitrile/butadiene/ styrene-terpolymers). In comparison with the classical bulk processes for HIPS and ABS, this new technology allows for considerable cost reductions... 

Thermoplastic polymers, notably acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and polyvinyl chloride Applications include ... 

The thermoplastic polymers we studied included the polyolefins as polyethylene and polypropylene the polyacrylates and methacrylates as poly (methyl methacrylate) styrene polymers including both clear and impact types and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastics. Fire retardance was evaluated by the D-635 procedure as described previously (19). 

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. 

Seven families of thermoplastics exceed a billion pounds per year in the United States polyethylenes, polypropylene, PVC, polystyrene and its copolymers, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and nylon (Table 15.2). 

Styrenic copolymers are materials capable of thermoplastic processing which, in addition to styrene (S), also contain at least one other monomer in the main polymer chain. Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers are the most important representative and basic building blocks of the entire class of products. By adding rubbers to SAN either ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) or ASA (acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile) polymers are obtained depending on the type of rubber component employed. These two classes of products yield blends composed of ASA and polycarbonate (ASA -f PC) or ABS and polyamide (ABS -(- PA). 

Thermoplastic compounds are typically prepared by mixing organic and/or inorganic compounds with a single base polymer, copolymers, or blends. The base polymer may consist of a chemically bonded blend such as the block copolymer acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene (ABS) or a second base polymer may be used to enhance the overall end properties of the compound. 

A simple repeating unit and name cannot be written for polymer blends and/or graft copolymers such as ABS (acronym for acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), which are an important class of thermoplastics. 

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