NEMA Laminate vs. ASA
NEMA laminate belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while ASA belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is NEMA laminate and the bottom bar is ASA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.9 | |
| 1.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 to 40 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 50 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 to 260 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 to 20 | |
| 95 |