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ABS vs. C37100 Brass

ABS and C37100 brass belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. ABS is a polymeric material, while C37100 brass is a metal. 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 (28, 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 C37100 brass.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0 to 1.4
8.0
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.0 to 2.6
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 50
8.0 to 40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.79 to 1.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 44
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 37
14 to 18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37 to 110
370 to 520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 81 to 95
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 50
12 to 17