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ABS vs. PPSU

Both ABS and PPSU are thermoplastics. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ABS and the bottom bar is PPSU.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.0 to 2.6
3.6
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 50
26
Flexural Modulus, GPa 2.1 to 7.6
4.7
Flexural Strength, MPa 72 to 97
130
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m 70 to 370
80
Rockwell R Hardness 100 to 110
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37 to 110
95

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 76 to 110
210
Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C 83 to 110
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 81 to 95
45

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.1 to 3.2
3.8
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 15 to 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0 to 1.4
1.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.79 to 1.4
1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 44
36
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 37
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 50
42