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ABS vs. Soda-lime Glass

ABS and soda-lime glass belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. ABS is a polymeric material, while soda-lime glass is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 soda-lime glass.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0 to 1.4
2.4
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 15 to 16
13
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.0 to 2.6
70 to 71
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.79 to 1.4
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 44
56
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
4.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 37
11 to 28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37 to 110
41 to 180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 81 to 95
8.8 to 9.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 50
4.7 to 20