| Category: | PS (HIPS) , High Impact Polystyrene |
| Manufacturer: | American Polymers, Inc. |
| Trademark: | API PS |
| Fillers: | - |
| Ports: | Qinzhou, Shekou, Shanghai, Ningbo |
| Delivery Terms | FOB, CIF, DAP, DAT, DDP |
| PDF: | 4YDFtk_API-PS-550.pdf |
| PRICE: | Order Products email sales@su-jiao.com |
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API 550 is a high impact grade of polystyrene. It is characterized by good impact and processability. Application: API 550 is widely used in the manufacture of housewares, toys, containers, appliance parts, speaker housings, and various types of extrusions. |
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| Physical | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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| Specific Gravity | 1.04 | g/cm³ | ASTM D792 |
| Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (200°C/5.0 kg) | 8.0 | g/10 min | ASTM D1238 |
| Hardness | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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| Rockwell Hardness (L-Scale) | 47 | ASTM D785 |
| Mechanical | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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| Tensile Modulus | 1590 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strength (Break) | 26.9 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Elongation (Break) | 45 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Flexural Modulus | 1930 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Impact | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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| Notched Izod Impact (3.18 mm, Injection Molded) | 110 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
| Thermal | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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| Deflection Temperature Under Load (1.8 MPa, Annealed) | 81.1 | °C | ASTM D648 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature | 85.0 | °C | ASTM D1525 |
| Injection | Nominal Value | Unit | |
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| Drying Temperature | 71.1 to 82.2 | °C | |
| Drying Time | 2.0 | hr | |
| Suggested Max Regrind | 30 | % | |
| Rear Temperature | 177 to 232 | °C | |
| Front Temperature | 191 to 274 | °C | |
| Mold Temperature | -6.67 to 71.1 | °C | |
| Injection Pressure | 34.5 to 276 | MPa | |
| Back Pressure | 0.0689 to 3.45 | MPa |
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