PPS vs. ABS
Both PPS and ABS are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PPS and the bottom bar is ABS.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 11 | |
3.5 to 50 |
Flexural Modulus, GPa | 13 to 17 | |
2.1 to 7.6 |
Flexural Strength, MPa | 120 to 190 | |
72 to 97 |
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 21 to 80 | |
70 to 370 |
Rockwell R Hardness | 120 | |
100 to 110 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 75 to 190 | |
37 to 110 |
Thermal Properties
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 130 to 260 | |
76 to 110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 to 45 | |
81 to 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
1.0 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 37 | |
10 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 52 | |
24 to 37 |