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PC-ABS

Heat and impact resistance

Tough engineering plastic for demanding mechanical and thermal use.

Best for

Heat-loaded parts
Impact-resistant housings
Strong fixtures

Plain-language guide

Performance profile

A quick comparison guide for choosing this material. These are customer-facing ratings, not measured engineering values.

StrengthExcellent
ToughnessExcellent
FlexibilityLow
Heat resistanceExcellent
UV/weather resistanceLow
Impact resistanceExcellent
Surface finishTechnical finish
Cost€€€€€

When to choose it

Best uses

Tough engineering plastic for demanding mechanical and thermal use.

Heat-loaded parts
Impact-resistant housings
Strong fixtures

Typical applications

Machine coversToolingLighting housingsStructural parts

Important limitation

Demands controlled printing and may not suit highly cosmetic parts.

For engineers and careful comparisonAdvanced specificationsExact manufacturer data is shown only when the configured variant has a verified official source. Missing values stay marked as Not published.
Exact material / variant
PC-ABS
Shore hardness
80D
Tensile strength
38±3 MPa
Young's modulus
Not published
Elongation at break
8±2%
Flexural strength
70±3 MPa
Flexural modulus
Not published
Notched impact strength
15±3 kJ/m²
Heat deflection temperature
102±2 °C
Vicat softening temperature
Not published
Density
1.081 g/cm³
Shrinkage
Not published
Glass transition temperature
Not published
Melting temperature
Not published
Melt flow rate
22±5 g/10 min
Recommended nozzle temperature
260–280 °C
Recommended bed temperature
100–110 °C
Drying temperature
Not published

Shore A and Shore D are different scales. Helpzies shows the source notation as published and never converts it.

Official SUNLU source

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