PMMA vs. Transparent ABS
Both PMMA and transparent ABS are thermoplastics. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PMMA and the bottom bar is transparent ABS.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.2 | |
| 2.1 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 | |
| 50 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 72 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 74 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 71 | |
| 40 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 96 | |
| 76 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 76 | |
| 83 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 30 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 | |
| 1.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 | |
| 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
| 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 17 |