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Applications

Products that use ABS

  • drain-waste-vent (DWV) pipe systems [1]
  • musical instruments [2]
  • golf club heads [3]
  • automotive body parts
  • protective head gear
  • medical devices for blood access
  • electronic applications (64% of the total) [4]
  • whitewater canoes
  • luggage and protective carrying cases
  • small kitchen appliances
  • toys
  • keyboard keys
  • coloring for tattoos
  • packaging (barrels, buckets, pallets)

How much?

  • 2 billion pounds per year!! [5]
  • 62,000 metric tonnes per year (1997) [6]
  • Lego uses 4200 tons of ABS each year [7]
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Authors Joshua M. Pearce
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Created April 25, 2015 by Joshua M. Pearce
Modified March 10, 2023 by Felipe Schenone
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