ABS vs. PVC-P
Both ABS and PVC-P are thermoplastics. There are 13 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 PVC-P.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.0 to 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 50 | |
| 180 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 70 to 370 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 37 to 110 | |
| 16 |
Thermal Properties
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 81 to 95 | |
| 160 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.1 to 3.2 | |
| 5.8 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 16 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.79 to 1.4 | |
| 0.57 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 44 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 3.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 37 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 50 | |
| 4.9 |