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ABS vs. ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co

ABS and ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. ABS is a polymeric material, while ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (24, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ABS and the bottom bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0 to 1.4
8.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.0 to 2.6
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.79 to 1.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 44
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 37
17 to 24
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37 to 110
520 to 880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 81 to 95
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 50
32 to 55