Tuesday, 24 November 2015

Nature of ABS?

ABS

Printing:

ABS, or Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene is popular in industry, being used for products such as car bumpers and LEGO® due to its toughness and strength. ABS is probably the second easiest material to 3D print with, but care must be taken when printing larger objects as it can suffer warping as the 3D model cools.

Finishing:

ABS can be finished by sanding, spraying with automotive spray filler and using Methyl Ethyl Ketone as a solvent. You can also paint directly onto ABS with acrylic paints.

Environment:

ABS is produced from fossil fuels and is not biodegradable.

Colours:

Solid: white, black, red, blue, green and yellow

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