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ABS vs. PPS

Both ABS and PPS are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ABS and the bottom bar is PPS.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 50
2.5 to 11
Flexural Modulus, GPa 2.1 to 7.6
13 to 17
Flexural Strength, MPa 72 to 97
120 to 190
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m 70 to 370
21 to 80
Rockwell R Hardness 100 to 110
120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37 to 110
75 to 190

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 76 to 110
130 to 260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 81 to 95
20 to 45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0 to 1.4
1.3 to 1.7

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
16 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 37
30 to 52