ASA vs. PHB
Both ASA and PHB are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASA and the bottom bar is PHB.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.6 | |
| 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 30 |
Thermal Properties
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 96 | |
| 58 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.3 | |
| 0.58 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 43 | |
| 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 6.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 17 |