ABS

Description

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) is an opaque thermoplastic and amorphous polymer.

What is ABS Plastic?

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) is an opaque thermoplastic and amorphous polymer. “Thermoplastic” (as opposed to “thermoset”) refers to the way the material responds to heat.

Thermoplastics become liquid (i.e. have a “glass transition”) at a certain temperature (221 degrees Fahrenheit in the case of ABS plastic). They can be heated to their melting point, cooled, and re-heated again without significant degradation.

Instead of burning, thermoplastics like ABS liquefy, which allows them to be easily injection molded and then subsequently recycled.