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PPS vs. Transparent ABS

Both PPS and transparent ABS are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PPS and the bottom bar is transparent ABS.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 11
50
Flexural Modulus, GPa 13 to 17
2.5
Flexural Strength, MPa 120 to 190
72
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m 21 to 80
230
Rockwell R Hardness 120
100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 75 to 190
40

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 130 to 260
76
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20 to 45
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3 to 1.7
1.1

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 37
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 52
25