RTPU vs. ASA
Both RTPU and ASA are thermoplastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is RTPU and the bottom bar is ASA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 4.0 | |
| 2.6 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 | |
| 6.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 75 | |
| 55 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1760 | |
| 1300 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.6 | |
| 0.18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 100 | |
| 95 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.6 | |
| 3.7 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
| 1.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.32 | |
| 0.13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 16 |