HMWPE vs. ASA
Both HMWPE and ASA are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is HMWPE and the bottom bar is ASA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.95 | |
| 1.1 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.3 | |
| 3.7 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.41 | |
| 1.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.0 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 17 | |
| 55 |