ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) (FDM, Stratasys ABS-M30i)

Stratasys ABS-M30i is a maker's grade of ABS filament for fused deposition modeling, where the amorphous thermoplastic is extruded through a heated nozzle and laid down layer by layer. Printed parts show layer lines and small voids between deposited roads, and they are weaker and less tough across layers than within them. Shrinkage on cooling makes ABS prone to warping, so it is usually printed in a heated enclosure. Overhangs need support material, often a soluble one, and surfaces are commonly sanded or vapor smoothed. Parts are used for functional prototypes, jigs, fixtures, housings and low-volume end-use components. Every value on this page is read from Stratasys' own material data sheet — quoted, cited and dated — and is the maker's statement about printed material, not a measurement by MatWorld; none has yet been reviewed by a person.