ABS vs. PBI
ABS belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while PBI belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 16 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 PBI.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.0 to 2.6 | |
| 5.9 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 50 | |
| 3.0 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.1 to 7.6 | |
| 6.5 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 72 to 97 | |
| 220 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 70 to 370 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 37 to 110 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 76 to 110 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 81 to 95 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.1 to 3.2 | |
| 3.4 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 16 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 1.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.79 to 1.4 | |
| 2.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 44 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 37 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 50 | |
| 84 |