ABS vs. LDPE
Both ABS and LDPE are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ABS and the bottom bar is LDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 0.92 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.1 to 3.2 | |
| 2.3 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.0 to 2.6 | |
| 0.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.79 to 1.4 | |
| 0.18 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 44 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 2.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 37 | |
| 8.8 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 37 to 110 | |
| 7.0 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 81 to 95 | |
| 220 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 50 | |
| 7.6 |