PC vs. ABS
Both PC and ABS are thermoplastics. There are 10 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 PC and the bottom bar is ABS.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 110 | |
| 3.5 to 50 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.3 to 10 | |
| 2.1 to 7.6 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 92 to 160 | |
| 72 to 97 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 130 to 150 | |
| 76 to 110 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 140 to 440 | |
| 70 to 370 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 30 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 45 | |
| 24 to 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 66 to 160 | |
| 37 to 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 to 69 | |
| 81 to 95 |