PP Homopolymer vs. ABS
Both PP homopolymer and ABS are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PP homopolymer and the bottom bar is ABS.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 80 | |
| 3.5 to 50 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.5 to 7.0 | |
| 2.1 to 7.6 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 41 to 100 | |
| 72 to 97 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 42 to 95 | |
| 70 to 370 |
| Rockwell R Hardness | 90 to 110 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 36 to 93 | |
| 37 to 110 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 73 to 160 | |
| 76 to 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 30 to 90 | |
| 81 to 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.91 to 1.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 37 | |
| 24 to 37 |