POM-C vs. ABS
Both POM-C and ABS are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is POM-C and the bottom bar is ABS.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.8 to 9.7 | |
2.0 to 2.6 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 65 | |
3.5 to 50 |
Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.6 to 9.0 | |
2.1 to 7.6 |
Flexural Strength, MPa | 83 to 170 | |
72 to 97 |
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 68 to 69 | |
70 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 61 to 110 | |
37 to 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
1.0 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.1 to 3.3 | |
0.79 to 1.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 44 | |
30 to 44 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 19 | |
10 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 32 | |
24 to 37 |