4LAC - ABS
4LAC® is the registered trade name for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) compounds produced by 4PLAS.
4LAC® offers a versatile and all-round cost effective product group, used across a broad range of industries and applications.
Many standard grades are available ex-stock with short manufacturing lead-times for customer specific products.
PROPERTIES
4LAC® materials offer the following key properties:
• High gloss grades
• Good scuff and abrasion resistance
• High stiffness - glass filled
• UL certified flame retardant grades
• Low moisture absorption
• Accurate detail reproduction
• Good mechanical strength
• High dimensional stability - low warpage
• Excellent impact properties, even at low temperature
• Ease of processing
• Range of melt flows
PRODUCTS
The 4LAC® ABS standard range includes the following products:
• Prime: Standard black, white and solid colours, range of melt flows, UV resistant & impact modified grades
• Industrial: Standard black & white
• Glass fibre filled and glass bead filled
• UV / Light stabilised
• Flame retardant natural and colours to meet UL94 V-0 @ 1.6mm
Outside of our standard range we also offer custom compounded and colour solutions, specifically tailored to meet our customer's needs. 4LAC® can be compounded as:
• Any opaque colour
• Impact modified
• Lubricated
• Specific flow characteristics
This list is by no means complete and 4PLAS will be please to discuss any additional requirements you may have.
APPLICATIONS
Due to our extensive grade development 4LAC® grades are suitable for a wide range of industries & applications such as:
• Automotive - Interior trim & grilles
• Business equipment - Printer chassis & copier covers
• General industry - Bobbins, handles & reels
• Construction - Pipes, fittings, ducting & pump housings
• Consumer - Toys, vacuum cleaner parts, hairdryers & luggage cases
PACKAGING
4LAC® grades are supplied in compounded pellet form and packed in 25kg moisture proof bags. Other forms of packaging such as octabins are also available.
