ASA vs. PBI
ASA 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 ASA and the bottom bar is PBI.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.6 | |
| 5.9 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 100 | |
| 410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1300 | |
| 930 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.18 | |
| 0.41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 95 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.7 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.3 | |
| 2.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 43 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.34 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 84 |