Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate is an opaque thermoplastic polymer developed as an alternative to ABS. Like ABS, it is easily machined, sanded, painted, or glued. It has a high strength, stiffness, and melting temperature. It also has good chemical resistance. It offers three improvements over ABS: improved mechanical properties, better aesthetics, and UV resistance.
Because it can be easily melted and formed, it is popular with injection molding and additive manufacturing. For additive manufacturing, it is most commonly formed into a filament, wrapped onto a spool, and used in FDM/FFF machines.
Abbreviated as ASA.
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