Silicone Plastic vs. ABS
Silicone plastic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while ABS belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is silicone plastic and the bottom bar is ABS.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 30 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 9.0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.6 | |
| 0.79 to 1.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 36 | |
| 30 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.5 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 to 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 38 | |
| 37 to 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 35 | |
| 81 to 95 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.5 | |
| 11 to 50 |