Thirty Years of PC/ABS Blends in the Plastics Industry

摘要

Innovative development has made blends of polycarbonate and ABS (PC/ABS) the largest selling polycarbonate-based blends in the world. The inherent cost/performance advantages of PC/ABS blends, especially excellent processability and low temperature ductility, have made PC/ABS a material of choice in automotive interiors and housings for business machines. Much of this growth has come about due to improvements in ABS and flame retardant technology. Development efforts continue to push PC/ABS blends into new, non-traditional areas, such as extrusion where its ability to thermoform like ABS makes PC/ABS an exciting candidate to replace FRP in large part applications.