{"id":8789,"date":"2021-02-04T10:58:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T10:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resin-expert.com\/?p=8789"},"modified":"2024-05-14T15:36:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T15:36:44","slug":"best-glue-for-abs-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resin-expert.com\/en\/guide\/best-glue-for-abs-plastic","title":{"rendered":"Best Glue for ABS Plastic – The ABS Adhesive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABS is one of the most commonly used everyday plastics today. ABS enjoys great popularity not only in household and sanitary applications, but also in the hobby sector. However, this also brings problems, because it is difficult to glue ABS or repair it with the help of glue. Find out why this is so and how you can still manage to glue ABS plastic in our guide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What Is ABS Plastic?<\/h2>\n

ABS is short for acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. This is a plastic that has become an indispensable part of our everyday lives thanks to its extremely positive material properties. It is used not only as housing for a wide variety of electronic devices, but also for household goods and for pipe sheathing in the sanitary sector.<\/p>\n

ABS can be perfectly coated with metals by electroplating. Printing and overpainting are also no problem. Chrome plating of ABS plastic surfaces is now standard practice, especially for household and electrical items, such as coffee and espresso machines.<\/p>\n

Despite all the positive material properties, however, ABS has one serious disadvantage: it is very difficult to bond this type of plastic.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Properties of ABS Plastic<\/h2>\n

In its basic form, the ABS thermoplastic is colorless to gray; in some cases it also has a yellowish tint. This plastic is popular in industry as well as in the hobby sector because it has very positive properties:<\/p>\n

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