ABS vs. PPO
Both ABS and PPO are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ABS and the bottom bar is PPO.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 50 | |
| 3.5 to 28 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.1 to 7.6 | |
| 2.5 to 8.6 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 72 to 97 | |
| 92 to 140 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 70 to 370 | |
| 80 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 37 to 110 | |
| 63 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 76 to 110 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 81 to 95 | |
| 25 to 60 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.1 to 3.2 | |
| 2.7 to 3.2 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 16 | |
| 19 to 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 1.1 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 16 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 37 | |
| 33 to 42 |