what type of plastic used for electric enclosures?
December 9, 2010 - 9:13 pm
what is the Industrial name that is used to refer to the plastic that is used for housing electric components like motherboards
and what is the best type of plastic to use when making computer casing ?
Thank you in advance
The most common type of plastic used for computer cases is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). One trade name is Cycolac®.
Other plastics used for electical and electronic enclosures include PVC and polycarbonate.
Don
December 10th, 2010 at 3:03 am
The most common type of plastic used for computer cases is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). One trade name is Cycolac®.
Other plastics used for electical and electronic enclosures include PVC and polycarbonate.
Don
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate