COC vs. ABS
Both COC and ABS are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is COC and the bottom bar is ABS.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.6 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 | |
| 3.5 to 50 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 | |
| 37 to 110 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 130 | |
| 83 to 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 60 | |
| 81 to 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.7 | |
| 0.79 to 1.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 30 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 24 to 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
| 11 to 50 |