{"id":1373,"date":"2017-08-23T09:13:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T07:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/?p=1373\/"},"modified":"2017-08-23T09:13:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T07:13:58","slug":"extruded-abs-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/extruded-abs-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Extruded ABS products: uses and manufacture of Plasticol’s products"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is ABS?<\/span><\/h1>\n

ABS<\/strong> or Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene is a thermoplastic polymer<\/strong> that is created by polymerizing styrene<\/strong> (an organic compound) and acrylonitrile<\/strong> (an organic compound, too) in presence of a synthetic rubber called polybutadiene<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each component gives specific characteristics<\/strong> to this kind of plastic: the styrene<\/strong> makes it shiny<\/strong>, whilst the polybutadiene<\/strong> make it tough at both low and high temperatures<\/strong>. These properties make ABS usable almost for everything<\/strong> since it can be used between – 20 and 80\u00b0C, and it is also a very strong and resistant material<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Italian companies can buy extruded ABS products<\/strong> from Plasticol<\/strong><\/a>, one of the biggest business when it comes to plastic extrusion<\/strong><\/a>, especially in the northern part of the country. Our firm has 12 extrusion lines, each one dedicated to a specific material, such as ABS and PVC<\/a><\/strong>; for this reason, we can create any sort of plastic product, from gaskets<\/strong> to pipes<\/strong>, from cables<\/strong> to sheets<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Properties and applications<\/span><\/h2>\n

ABS is a pretty tough and resistant type of plastic<\/strong>, although its basic characteristics can be changed<\/strong> through the use of some additives<\/strong> or by changing the styrene and acrylonitrile ratio. It\u2019s known that the\u00a0stability under load of ABS is great<\/strong> when the load is limited and that its impact resistance decreases<\/strong>, even if just slightly, at lower temperatures<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even the methods used in manufacturing the final products can change some of ABS\u2019s characteristics. For example, if molded at high temperatures<\/strong> it gets more heat resistant<\/strong>, but if molded at low temperatures<\/strong> it gets more impact resistant and stronger<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The material is also unaffected by most liquids<\/strong>, them being water or phosphoric acids, whereas it breaks if touched by sulfuric and nitric acids. Also, ABS isn\u2019t affected by temperature or humidity changes<\/strong>: this makes it perfect as a material to manufacture electric cables. This plastic polymer gets affected by hot flames and by the sun light<\/strong>, though. <\/span><\/p>\n

ABS is used to manufacture pipes systems<\/strong>, enclosures for electronic components, some kitchen and medical supplies<\/strong> and even toys<\/strong> such as Legos. Due to its high shock absorbance power, it is used in the creation of golf club heads<\/strong>. It\u2019s even used as a base for tattoos\u2019 ink and 3D printers<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n

Extruded ABS products: extrusion process<\/h2>\n

The<\/strong> manufacturing process of extruded ABS products it\u2019s pretty simple<\/strong>: the plastic beads enter the extruder and they melt as a result of the heat generated by the friction between them and the machinery. The melted plastic<\/strong> is then pushed into a specific mold<\/strong> based on the requests of the client.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pigments can also be added<\/strong> to change the colour of the plastics in Plasticol\u2019s factory, and the ABS final products can also be printed<\/strong> on to specify their uses or their characteristics.<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more about Plasticol\u2019s ABS products contact us<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>
\nVia San Carlo 35<\/span>
\n21017- Samarate (VA)
\nPhone:\u00a0<\/strong>(+39) 0331 234 212
\nFax:<\/strong>\u00a0(+39) 0331 235 108
\nEmail:<\/strong>\u00a0info@plasticol.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is ABS? ABS or Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene is a thermoplastic polymer that is created by polymerizing styrene (an organic compound) and acrylonitrile (an organic compound, too) in presence of a synthetic rubber called polybutadiene. Each component gives specific characteristics to this kind of plastic: the styrene makes it shiny, whilst the polybutadiene make it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1373"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1378,"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions\/1378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plasticol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}