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ABS vs. C34000 Brass

ABS and C34000 brass belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. ABS is a polymeric material, while C34000 brass 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 (26, 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 C34000 brass.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0 to 1.4
8.1
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.0 to 2.6
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.79 to 1.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 44
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 37
13 to 21
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37 to 110
340 to 650
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 81 to 95
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 50
11 to 22