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ABS vs. Tungsten Carbide

ABS and tungsten carbide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. ABS is a polymeric material, while tungsten carbide 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 (17, 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 tungsten carbide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0 to 1.4
15
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.0 to 2.6
630
Flexural Strength, MPa 72 to 97
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.79 to 1.4
24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 44
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
6.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 37
7.5
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37 to 110
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 81 to 95
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 50
7.2