ABS vs. CAB
Both ABS and CAB are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ABS and the bottom bar is CAB.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 50 | |
50 to 55 |
Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.1 to 7.6 | |
0.8 to 1.7 |
Flexural Strength, MPa | 72 to 97 | |
21 to 57 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 37 to 110 | |
20 to 50 |
Thermal Properties
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 76 to 110 | |
53 to 82 |
Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 83 to 110 | |
68 to 92 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 81 to 95 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 16 | |
15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
1.2 |
Common Calculations
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
4.8 to 12 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 37 | |
14 to 25 |