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Drywall vs. Plastic ABS (bulk/injection) Compare Drywall vs. Plastic ABS (bulk/injection) strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.
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Questions Is Drywall stronger than Plastic ABS (bulk/injection)? Plastic ABS (bulk/injection) is stronger: its yield strength is 45 MPa against tensile strength 1.5 MPa for Drywall (30x).
Which is stiffer, Drywall or Plastic ABS (bulk/injection)? Plastic ABS (bulk/injection) is stiffer: Young's modulus 2.3 GPa against 1.5 GPa for Drywall, so the same part in Plastic ABS (bulk/injection) deflects less under the same load.
Which expands less with temperature? Drywall expands less: 16.7 µm/m·K against 95 µm/m·K for Plastic ABS (bulk/injection).
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