ASA vs. PTFE
Both ASA and PTFE are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASA and the bottom bar is PTFE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 2.1 to 2.3 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 13 | |
| 2.0 to 18 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 | |
| 75 to 300 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 1.7 to 3.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 5.7 to 8.7 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 13 to 25 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.18 | |
| 0.24 to 0.65 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 95 | |
| 110 to 120 |