ABS vs. ETFE
Both ABS and ETFE are thermoplastics. There are 15 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 ABS and the bottom bar is ETFE.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.0 to 2.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 50 | |
| 230 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.1 to 7.6 | |
| 1.2 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 37 to 110 | |
| 46 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 76 to 110 | |
| 50 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 83 to 110 | |
| 80 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 81 to 95 | |
| 95 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.1 to 3.2 | |
| 2.1 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 16 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 1.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.79 to 1.4 | |
| 0.48 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 44 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 7.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 37 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 50 | |
| 23 |