ESD safe storage in ABS plastic?

[Wendy]

Is there a conductive ABS Plastic?

Besides 3D printing, Electronics is the other big reason I wanted back in the space. I would like to print storage boxes for electronic parts. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure ABS is ESD generative. I might be able to line a box with foil of some kind. a better solution is to find ABS plastic that is rated for the job. ESD conductive is 10s to 100s of Megohms. Not much is needed. Any ideas?

I love to 3D print. I want to print storage for electronic ESD sensitive parts. So here I am, looking for ideas.

[HankCowdog]

There is ESD safe ABS filament available, but at $95/kg I think I’d look for another option.

3DXTech 3DXSTAT ESD-SAFE ABS Filament 1.75mm (2.0kg)

[mstovenour]

I spent some time at TI where I was responsible for selecting and characterizing their ESD control devices. One of great concern was the plastic tubes that hold DIP packages. It turns out that the tubes are insulators with no inherent dissipating or conducting properties. They were given the ability to dissipate static by applying a chemical coating to the tubes. During manufacturing ICs were slid in and out of those tubes several times. One of my jobs was to measure how many times the tubes could be reused before the coating was “rubbed off” and no longer effective. The coating was just a base that absorbs moisture from the air and subject to wearing off.

I think you could do something similar with 3D printed ABS. You should be able to find similar coating chemicals. There are also more expensive permanent coatings that are applied like a paint.
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