When used in structural, mechanical, or aesthetic applications, performance plastics offer a significant reduction in weight over traditional materials that can help you travel further for less money while also limiting your environmental impact.
Polycarbonate-ABS Blend (PC-ABS)
Polycarbonate-ABS blend sheet is an opaque, solid, low-gloss sheet, commonly known as Kydex. Commonly used in the bus & rail industry, this sheet offers excellent stiffness, as well as flame retardant properties.
About Polycarbonate-ABS Blend (PC-ABS)
Polycarbonate-ABS blend sheet is an opaque, solid, low-gloss sheet, commonly known as Kydex. Commonly used in the bus & rail industry, this sheet offers excellent stiffness, as well as flame retardant properties. It can be thermoformed at lower temperatures than traditional polycarbonate, and molded-in color reduces cost and environment hazards by eliminating the need for painting, adding the benefit of beautiful aesthetics.
Material Benefits
Impact strength & stiffness
In-mold color for beautiful aesthetics
Flame resistant
Applications & Industries
Aerospace
There are a variety of reasons for using plastics – like PAI, ECTFE, PTFE, PEEK, PPSU, PVC-Acrylic, and much more – in aerospace applications, particularly airplanes.
Automotive
Plastics weigh less than alternative materials such as metal, and less weight means less fuel consumption, which is attractive to consumers when deciding what model to purchase.
Related & Associated Products
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate, also referred to as PC, is a tough, impact-resistant, virtually unbreakable material used in wide variety of applications. It is an amorphous thermoplastic material, with a continuous use temperature range of up to 265° F (129° C).
ABS/PVC
ABS/PVC blend sheet, such as Boltaron, offers some of the best aspects of these two common thermoplastics. Excellent for thermoforming applications, it maintains high consistency from lot to lot fabricating, and uniformity in deep draws and sharp corners.
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) is an amorphous thermoplastic material, with a continuous use temperature range of -4° F (-20° C) to 176° F (80° C). It is categorized as a standard material, and offers a balanced combination of mechanical toughness, impact resistance, and ease of fabrication and thermoforming.
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