Luran S Around the House

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BASF Plastics

key to your success

Ideal for all sorts of

applications all aroundthe house

LuranS


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On the roof, on the facade, in the garden

Luran S displays ideal properties for...

A modern household without

plastics is now unthinkable.

Plastics, however, are also used infront of the front door, on the roof,

on facing walls and in the garden.

In these locations they are exposed

to particularly high stresses. It is

in just such outdoor positions that

the exceptional properties of the

Luran S grades show themselves

to best advantage. These are

applications which provide pleasure

for many years.

Due to its outstanding outdoor perform-

ance Luran S is practically unaffected

by the environment. Come rain or

shine, heat or cold, Luran S retains

its glowing colors and high impact

strength for many years.

Further advantages of Luran S include

thermal stability, exceptional aging

resistance and high resistance to

chemical attack.

Luran S affords almost unlimited free-dom of design and an abundance of

coloring possibilities so there are no

bounds to creativity.

Be it garden furniture, lights or sprin-

klers, Luran S ensures that you can

enjoy your leisure time. Whether injec-

tion molded or extruded, Luran S is in

good shape whatever the weather.

...unclouded

delight all around

in the garden

Impact-resistant and

scratch-resistant

Housings made from

Luran S for electrical

devices in the garden


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...an all round

safe feelingOnce installed, alarm systems or fire alarms

remain in use for many years. Depending on their

position they are exposed over this period to con-

siderable levels of UV radiation, rain and snow. In

addition to troublefree operation there are high

demands here on outdoor weathering perfor-

mance. Thats no problem for Luran S which

effortlessly meets these requirements.

...good connections

all round

The antenna industry is a typical field of applica-

tion. Luran S can demonstrate its advantages

here. On account of its outstanding UV stability

and high toughness Luran S is the ideal mate-

rial for parts in television antennae and parabolic

reflectors.

Durable and robust

Fire alarm housing and

fire extinguisher box

made from Luran S

Scratch-resistant

and non-yellowing

Garden furniture

made from Luran S


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High resistance to

UV and heat

Alarm system enclosure

made from Luran S

Weather-resistant and

impact-resistant

Housings made from Luran S

for satellite and antenna

technology

Resistant to yellowing

and chemicals

Heating controller

with a Luran S housing


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...clear delight

all around

Luran S, however, is not just a plastic

for all weathers. It is also the materialof choice for outdoor electrical devices

subjected to high thermal stresses,

such as lights and movement detec-

tors. Luran S is also highly suitable for

solar cell systems.

Resistant to weathering

and colorfast

Movement detector

housing made from

Luran S

High resistance to UV and to

long-term exposure to heat

Lamp covers and support

members for solar cell

installations made from

Luran S


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Luran S exhibits high resistance to

weathering since the elastomer

component consists of a polyacrylaterubber. By comparison with butadiene

rubbers, as used for example in impact-

resistant polystyrene, and ABS, Luran S

has substantially higher resistance to

UV radiation and attack by atmospheric

oxygen (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1:

Yellowing of

ABS, Luran

S and blends

when exposed

outdoors (white

pigmentation)

Fig. 2:

Yellowing of ABS,

Luran S and

blends (with white

pigmentation)during heat aging

at 90C

Luran S for outstanding outdoor

performance and resistance to UV

KTSP

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Hours of sunshine

Yellownessindex

UV-stabilized Luran S (ASA)

ABS

Luran S (ASA+PC)

Luran S (ASA)

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Duration of storage (weeks)

Yellownessindex

Luran S (ASA+PC)

ABS

PC+ABS

Luran S (ASA)

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and foams: PlasticsPlusTMprovides ideal solutions wherever plastics have

to meet special requirements. We rate diversity and reliability, innovative

solutions and partnership as key factors in providing value to our customers.

The weathering of plastics can change

not only their mechanical properties, for

due to the combination of UV radiation,atmospheric oxygen and heat a clearly

visible yellowing can also frequently

occur (Fig. 2). In this respect also Luran

S is extraordinarily stable on account of

its chemical structure.

Figure 1 shows the yellowing of white-

pigmented plastics when exposed

outdoors. In the initial phase slight dis-coloration occurs in all plastics. While,

in accord with this, ABS and (PC+ABS)

yellow rapidly, this effect only occurs

very much later in the case of Luran S

and with a lot less intensity.

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