ABS vs. PPA
Both ABS and PPA are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ABS and the bottom bar is PPA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.0 to 2.6 | |
| 2.1 to 2.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 50 | |
| 30 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.1 to 7.6 | |
| 2.3 to 2.4 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 72 to 97 | |
| 95 to 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 37 to 110 | |
| 57 to 69 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 76 to 110 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 1.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.79 to 1.4 | |
| 1.0 to 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 44 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 37 | |
| 29 to 33 |