PPSU vs. ABS
Both PPSU and ABS are thermoplastics. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PPSU and the bottom bar is ABS.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.6 | |
2.0 to 2.6 |
Elongation at Break, % | 26 | |
3.5 to 50 |
Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.7 | |
2.1 to 7.6 |
Flexural Strength, MPa | 130 | |
72 to 97 |
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 80 | |
70 to 370 |
Rockwell R Hardness | 130 | |
100 to 110 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 95 | |
37 to 110 |
Thermal Properties
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 210 | |
76 to 110 |
Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 220 | |
83 to 110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 45 | |
81 to 95 |
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.8 | |
3.1 to 3.2 |
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 16 | |
15 to 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 | |
1.0 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.4 | |
0.79 to 1.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 36 | |
30 to 44 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
10 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
24 to 37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 42 | |
11 to 50 |