PPS vs. ASA
Both PPS and ASA are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PPS and the bottom bar is ASA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 1.1 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 11 | |
| 6.0 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 190 to 290 | |
| 100 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 to 1000 | |
| 1300 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 37 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 52 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 75 to 190 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 to 45 | |
| 95 |