Absylux® ABS Plate, Rod, and Sheet
Absylux ABS Advantages & Capabilities
Absylux® ABS is a low-cost engineering plastic that is easy to machine and fabricate.
Absylux® ABS is an ideal material for structural applications when impact resistance, strength, and stiffness are required.
Absylux® ABS is widely used for machining pre-production prototypes since it has excellent dimensional stability and is easy to paint and glue. Natural (beige) and black Absylux are FDA compliant for use in food processing applications.
Applications Include:
- Machined prototypes
- Structural components
- Support blocks
- Housings & Covers
Advantages of Absylux®
- Excellent impact resistance
- Good machinability
- Excellent aesthetic qualities
- Easy to paint and glue
- Good strength and stiffness
- Low cost
Manufacturing Capabilities:
- Rod: 1/4” to 8” diameter
- Sheet: 1/16” to 6” thick
- Film: .001” to .029” thick
- Slab: 3/8” to 6” thick
Color/Grades:
- Absylux – FDA compliant grade (natural and black)
- Absylux II – Machine grade, non-FDA (natural and black)
- FR Absylux – Flame retardant grade (natural and black)
- Custom colors available
Color/Grades:
| Mechanical Properties | Test Method | Unfilled | FR | ||
| Metric | English | Metric | English | ||
| Flexural Modulus | ASTM D790 | 2165 MPa | 314 kpsi | 2068 MPa | 300 kpsi |
| Flexural Strength at yield | ASTM D790 | 67 MPa | 9.7 kpsi | 61 MPa | 8.8 kpsi |
| Hardness | ASTM D785 | R105 | R105 | R100 | R100 |
| Izod Impact Strength Notched at -22 ºF | ASTM D256 | 5.9 J/cm | 11 ft·lb/in | – J/cm | – ft·lb/in |
| Izod Impact Strength Notched at 73 ºF | ASTM D256 | 8.5 J/cm | 16 ft·lb/in | 2.1 J/cm | 4 ft·lb/in |
| Tensile Modulus | ASTM D638 | 2082 MPa | 302 kpsi | 2206 MPa | 320 kpsi |
| Tensile Strength at yield | ASTM D638 | 40 MPa | 5.8 kpsi | 38 MPa | 5.53 kpsi |
| Other Properties | Test Method | Unfilled | FR | ||
| Metric | English | Metric | English | ||
| Specific Gravity | ASTM D792 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 1.19 |
| Thermal Properties | Test Method | Unfilled | FR | ||
| Metric | English | Metric | English | ||
| “Flammability Rating at 0.0600″”” | UL94 | HB | HB | V-O | V-O |
| “Flammability Rating at 0.098″”” | UL94 | 5V-A | 5V-A | ||
| Heat Deflection Temp at 66 psi | ASTM D648 | 93 ºC | 200 ºF | – ºC | – ºF |
| Heat Deflection Temp at 264 psi | ASTM D648 | 81 ºC | 177 ºF | 73 ºC | 163 ºF |
