Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene, also known as ABS, has been mass-produced since 1960's.
-	It is a thermoplastic.
-	Applications: Used in electronic housings, auto parts, consumer products, pipe fittings, waste pipes, computer housings (electroplated on the inside), and automotive interior and exterior trim.
-	General properties: It is tough, hard and rigid. Good chemical resistance and dimensional stability; creep resistance, electroplatable, moderate strength, inexpensive. Tendency to stress crack.
-	Trade Name: Cycolac, Lustran.