The characteristics and applications of PC/ABS plastics

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Release date: January 4, 2026 Reading time: 1 minutes

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Introduction to PC and ABS plastics

Polycarbonate (abbreviated as PC in English) is a high-molecular polymer containing carbonate groups in its molecular chain. ABS plastic is A terpolymer of acrylonitrile (A), butadiene (B), and styrene (S)

PC/ABS engineering plastic alloy, which possesses the excellent heat resistance, weather resistance, dimensional stability and impact resistance of PC resin, as well as the superior processing fluidity of ABS resin.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages of PC/ABS plastic:

1. It features high strength and elastic coefficient, high impact strength, and a wide range of operating temperatures.
2. High transparency and free dyeability.
3. Good heat resistance.
4. Good weather resistance.
5. Good dimensional stability.
6. It has good processing fluidity.
7. Excellent electrical characteristics
8. Indoor ultraviolet stability.
9. Good electroplating performance.
10. Excellent electrical characteristics

Disadvantages of PC/ABS plastic

• Poor thermal conductivity.
• The quality is relatively heavy.

It is prone to internal stress problems and has high requirements for design and processing.