At Ideal Group, under more than 20 years exercise ,here are top 3 common plastic resins for
injection molding in our factory :
ABS
ABS materials can be processed using any of the standard thermoplastic processing methods. It easily adheres to itself, similar plastics, and metal coatings, making it well-suited for a range of different products.
For instance, it’s frequently used in appliances, telephone handsets, computer and other office equipment housings. ABS can also be used in musical instruments, golf club heads, medical devices, lawn mower covers, motorcycle helmets, canoes, toys, enclosures for electronics and electronic assemblies, luggage, interior and exterior automobile trim, showerheads, and handles. When extruded into a filament, ABS is ideal for use in 3D printers.
ABS does not have good chemical resistance, however, and should not be used in applications requiring electrical insulation or UV resistance.
It should not be used for applications in high-heat environments, however, and is subject to UV degradation.
Polypropylene carbonate(PC)
Polypropylene carbonate is soluble in
polar solvents like lower
ketones,
ethyl acetate,
dichloromethane and
chlorinated hydrocarbons and insoluble in solvents like
alcohols, water, and
aliphatic hydrocarbons. It also forms stable emulsions in water. PPC allows the diffusion of gases like oxygen through it. Having a
glass temperature (T
g) between 25 to 45 °C, PPC binders are
amorphous. The glass temperature of PPC is slightly greater than polyethylene carbonate (PEC), Polypropylene carbonate is used to increase the toughness of some
epoxy resins. It is used as a sacrificial binder in the
ceramic industry, which decomposes and
evaporates during
sintering. It has a low
sodium content which makes it suitable for the preparation of
electroceramics like
dielectric materials and
piezoelectric ceramics.
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of
synthetic polymers, based on
aliphatic or
semi-aromatic polyamides. Nylon is a
thermoplastic silky material
[1] that can be melt-processed into fibers,
films or shapes.
[2]:2
Nylon (PA)
Nylon was the first commercially successful synthetic thermoplastic polymer.
[3] DuPont began its research project in 1930. The first example of nylon (
nylon 6,6) was produced using
diamines on February 28, 1935, by
Wallace Hume Carothers at DuPont's research facility at the
DuPont Experimental Station.
[4][5] In response to Carothers' work,
Paul Schlack at
IG Farben developed
nylon 6, a different molecule based on
caprolactam, on January 29, 1938.
[6]:10[7]
Nylon was first used commercially in a nylon-
bristled toothbrush in 1938,
[8][9] followed more famously in women's
stockings or "nylons" which were shown at the
1939 New York World's Fair and first sold commercially in 1940.
[10] During World War II, almost all nylon production was diverted to the military for use in
parachutes and
parachute cord. Wartime uses of nylon and other
plastics greatly increased the market for the new materials.
[11]
Nylon is made of
repeating units linked by amide links
[12] similar to the
peptide bonds in
proteins. Commercially, nylon polymer is made by reacting monomers which are either
lactams, acid/amines or stoichiometric mixtures of
diamines (-NH
2) and
diacids (-COOH). Mixtures of these can be polymerized together to make copolymers. Nylon polymers can be mixed with a wide variety of additives to achieve many different property variations. Nylon polymers have found significant commercial applications in
fabric and fibers (apparel, flooring and rubber reinforcement), in shapes (molded parts for cars, electrical equipment, etc.), and in films (mostly for food packaging).