Phenolic vs. ASA
Phenolic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while ASA belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is phenolic and the bottom bar is ASA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 | |
| 6.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 48 | |
| 55 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 170 | |
| 100 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1400 | |
| 1300 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
| 0.18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 120 | |
| 95 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 11 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 | |
| 1.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.14 | |
| 0.13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.5 | |
| 16 |