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Environmental stability of ABS plastics
Author(s) -
Kelleher P. G.,
Boyle D. J.,
Gesner B. D.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1967.070110912
Subject(s) - polybutadiene , copolymer , carbon black , natural rubber , thermal stability , materials science , acrylonitrile , polymer , styrene , composite material , heat stability , polymer chemistry , polymer science , chemical engineering , engineering
Experiments with different ABS resins indicate that thermal stability in this class of polymers is dependent upon the ratio of styrene–acrylonitrile copolymer to polybutadiene rubber in the graft phase; resins containing more highly grafted rubber are more resistant to thermal oxidation. It is also found that in outdoor aging there is a minimum carbon black loading for these resins below which light screening is not effective.