Engineering thermoplastics

Outdoor use and structural rigidity

Unfilled ASA plastic and ABS plastic with 5 % carbon fibre

AddiNova ASA

ASA plasticunfilled

An unfilled material based on acrylonitrile styrene acrylate for pellet 3D printing. Operating range from −40 to 90 °C, shrinkage of no more than 1 %. The grade is aimed at outdoor housings, transport elements and equipment used outside buildings.

Application per the technical data sheet

Exterior and interior vehicle parts; housings for street lights, cameras, controllers and terminals; garden and park equipment; camping gear; facade and roofing elements; housings for outdoor units and household appliances.

Property	Test result
Tensile strength at break, MPa, at least	36
Elongation at break, %, at least	25
Flexural strength, MPa, at least	76
Tensile modulus, MPa, at least	1100
Density, g/cm³	1.08
Shrinkage, %, at most	1
Operating temperature range, °C	from −40 to 90

AddiNova ABS-5CF

ABS plastic5 % carbon fibre

A compound based on ABS plastic with 5 % carbon fibre. A small share of filler increases stiffness: flexural modulus of at least 4500 MPa, with elongation at break of at least 30 %.

Application per the technical data sheet

Housings of unmanned aircraft and equipment brackets; grippers, drive housings, gears, casings and tooling; motorsport parts; sports prototypes; electronics housings and 3D-printer elements; rehabilitation and medical products*.

Property	Test result
Tensile strength at break, MPa, at least	45
Elongation at break, %, at least	30
Flexural strength, MPa, at least	60
Flexural modulus, MPa, at least	4500
Izod impact strength, J/m²	50
Carbon fibre content, %	5
Shrinkage, %, at most	0.4
Operating temperature range, °C	from −60 to 90

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