A folding warning triangle is an easy-to-carry traffic safety warning tool, usually used for emergency parking, vehicle failure, or traffic accidents to remind other drivers to pay attention to the danger ahead and avoid the occurrence of secondary accidents. It is one of the essential emergency tools for cars, especially at night or in low-visibility environments, to improve their visibility through reflective performance.
The folding warning triangle materials for reference:
ABS folding warning triangle
Material characteristics:
ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer) is a high-strength, impact-resistant engineering plastic. Its chemical structure gives the material high hardness, toughness, and good processing properties, and it is widely used in a variety of products requiring high durability and impact resistance.
Purpose:
- High demand scenarios: ABS triangle warning signs are suitable for highways, inclement weather conditions and long outdoor use.
- Vehicle emergency tools: due to its high strength, ABS triangle warning signs are widely used in private cars, trucks and other vehicles equipped with vehicles, suitable for emergency parking or traffic accident warning.
Advantages:
- High impact resistance: ABS material can withstand external impact and is not easy to fracture or deform, especially in accidents or harsh environments.
- Low temperature resistance: Even in cold winter or low temperature conditions, ABS can still maintain good toughness and strength and will not be brittle due to a sudden drop in temperature.
- Good wear resistance: ABS has good surface hardness, can maintain integrity in harsh environments for a long time, and is not easy to be scratched or worn.
- Good processing performance: ABS material is easy to process into a variety of complex shapes, so it is often used to make complex structures and beautifully designed triangle warning signs.
Cons:
- Slightly larger weight: compared with PP (polypropylene) material, ABS has a higher density, so the triangle warning signs it makes are relatively heavy, which may be slightly inconvenient when carrying and handling.
- High cost: The price of ABS material is relatively high, so the triangle warning signs made from it will also increase in production costs.
PP folding warning triangle
Material characteristics:
PP (polypropylene) is a lightweight, chemically resistant plastic because of its high toughness and fatigue resistance, widely used in a variety of daily necessities and industrial products. It is a low-density plastic, light weight, and has good strength and hardness at room temperature.
Purpose:
- Light warning signs: PP triangle warning signs are often used in daily vehicles, especially for private cars and small commercial vehicles, suitable for carrying and using in emergency situations.
- General road or temporary use: The lightweight nature of PP makes it suitable for short-term use situations, such as when a vehicle breaks down on a general road or a temporary warning is required.
Advantages:
- Light weight: The density of PP is low, so the triangular warning sign using this material is very light in weight, easy for the owner to carry and handle, especially suitable for daily vehicle carrying.
- Strong chemical resistance: PP material has strong resistance to a variety of chemical substances and can be used in a variety of outdoor environments to avoid chemical corrosion or aging.
- Good toughness: PP material can be restored to its original state even after bending and is not easy to break, ensuring the durability of the triangle warning sign in use.
- Good weather resistance: PP material can resist ultraviolet light and high temperatures; long-term exposure to sunlight or rain will not significantly aging or deformation.
Cons:
- Poor impact resistance: Although PP material has good toughness, its impact resistance is not as good as ABS when it encounters a large impact, so it may not be as durable as ABS warning signs when used in harsh or dangerous environments.
- Low temperature resistance is general: in a cold environment, the toughness of PP material will be reduced, it may become fragile, and it is easy to be damaged at low temperatures.
- Low stability: due to the light weight, in strong wind conditions, the triangle warning sign of PP material may not be stable enough and easy to be blown down by the wind.
HIPS+GPPS folding warning triangle
Material characteristics:
- HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene): HIPS is a material that enhances impact resistance by adding a rubber component to polystyrene. It has good toughness and impact resistance, can effectively resist external forces, and is not easy to break or crumble. In addition, HIPS material is easy to process and can be made into a variety of complex structures of products, while its plasticity is strong and suitable for use in the need of durability and a certain flexibility.
- GPPS (Universal Grade Polystyrene): GPPS is a material with high hardness and rigidity, often used to increase structural strength. Its surface is smooth, the appearance of good texture, suitable for products that need good visual effects. However, GPPS is brittle and fragile when used alone, so it is usually combined with HIPS to make up for its lack of impact resistance.
Purpose:
HIPS+GPPS material folding triangle warning sign is mainly used for traffic warnings, especially suitable for the vehicle in the event of an emergency, as vehicle safety equipment placed on the roadside to remind other drivers.
Specific uses include:
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- Vehicle emergency warning: if the car breaks down, blows out a tire, or breaks down, it should be used to remind the rear vehicle to pay attention to prevent secondary accidents.
· - Traffic accident scene: Warning signs are placed after an accident to mark the accident area and prevent other vehicles from crashing into it.
· - Road construction and temporary warning: suitable for use near construction or temporary obstacles to remind drivers to pay attention to road conditions ahead.
Advantages:
- High impact resistance: The high toughness and impact resistance of HIPS material make the triangle warning sign able to withstand external impact; even in harsh environments, it can remain intact and avoid rupture.
- Strong structural stability: the high hardness and rigidity of GPPS provide good structural support for the triangle warning sign, ensuring that it is not easy to deform or damage during use.
- Smooth surface, good appearance: GPPS surface smooth, good texture, not only make the product beautiful but also easy to clean and maintain, improve the user experience.
- Folding design, easy to carry: folding design makes the triangle warning sign can be conveniently stored in the car, occupy a small space, and can be used at any time.
- Easy processing and molding: The combination of HIPS and GPPS makes this material easy to produce and process and can be easily made into complex shapes of warning signs to meet various functional needs.
Cons:
- Brittleness problem: Although HIPS have good toughness, GPPS is brittle, especially in low-temperature environments prone to brittle cracking. Therefore, when used in cold weather or areas with drastic temperature changes, special attention is needed.
- General weather resistance: HIPS and GPPS weather resistance is relatively poor; after long-term exposure to sunlight or extreme weather conditions, the material may age, discolor, or become brittle, affecting the service life.
- Light weight and poor wind resistance: The density of this material is low, resulting in the triangle warning sign not being stable enough in strong wind conditions, and additional weighting measures or stabilizing devices may be required to prevent it from being blown down in the wind.
- Temperature sensitivity: GPPS is highly sensitive to temperature; extreme high temperatures may cause it to soften, and extreme low temperatures will make it brittle, thereby reducing the overall impact resistance and durability.
Conclusion:
- Daily use and portability: Choose PP material.
- Need high strength, impact resistance, and durability: Choose ABS.
- Take into account impact resistance and appearance design, and require better hardness. choose HIPS+GPPS material
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