ABS vs. Transparent ABS
Transparent ABS is a variant of ABS. The properties of the parent material encompass the values of all of its variants. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ABS and the bottom bar is transparent ABS.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.0 to 2.6 | |
| 2.1 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 50 | |
| 50 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.1 to 7.6 | |
| 2.5 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 72 to 97 | |
| 72 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 70 to 370 | |
| 230 |
| Rockwell R Hardness | 100 to 110 | |
| 100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 37 to 110 | |
| 40 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 76 to 110 | |
| 76 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 83 to 110 | |
| 83 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 81 to 95 | |
| 83 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 16 | |
| 16 |
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 | |
| 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 44 | |
| 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 37 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 50 | |
| 17 |