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4032 Aluminum vs. ABS

4032 aluminum and ABS belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 4032 aluminum is a metal, while ABS is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (29, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is ABS.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
1.0 to 1.4
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
2.0 to 2.6
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
3.5 to 50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
0.79 to 1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
30 to 44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
24 to 37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
37 to 110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
81 to 95
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11 to 50