4. Applications
ABS has a wide range of applications, thanks to all its properties: good heat resistance, high impact strength and rigidity.
TableA in shows the main application sectors in Europe.
4.1 Automotive
There is an average of 9 to 10 kg of ABS per car currently produced in Europe.
The main ABS parts are found in dashboard areas such as the instrument console, as well as in ventilation openings, lower consoles, heating and air-conditioning components, door handles, grille grilles (chrome-plated where appropriate), internal and external mirrors, rear light housings, etc.
Inside the car, parts are generally matte in appearance, requiring special polymerization...
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- Plastics – Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) for moulding and extrusion. Part 1: Designation system and basis for specifications (2002). Part 2: Preparation of specimens and determination of properties (2003) The first part of this standard defines and classifies the different types of ABS. The second part specifies the conditions for molding ABS specimens in a given condition, as well as...
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• Albis Plastics France http://www.albis.com
• AMP Alpha Matières Plastiques http://www.amp.fr
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