CA vs. ASA
Both CA and ASA are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CA and the bottom bar is ASA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 30 | |
| 6.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 to 37 | |
| 55 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 230 | |
| 100 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1500 | |
| 1300 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
| 0.18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 95 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 100 to 110 | |
| 96 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.1 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 to 7.9 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.13 |