| Polystyrene (PS) Features & Uses |
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| Feature | Generic |
| Abrasion Resistance, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) , PS+PE |
| Adhesion, Good | PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Antimony Content, None | PS (HIPS) |
| Antistatic | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) , PS Alloy |
| Appearance, Pleasing Surface | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Bromine Content, None | PS (HIPS) |
| Chemical Resistance, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Chemically Coupled | PS (HIPS) |
| Chlorine Content, None | PS (HIPS) |
| Clarity, Contact | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Clarity, High | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Clarity, Medium | PS (GPPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Clean/High Purity | PS (HIPS) |
| Cleanable | PS (HIPS) |
| Color Stability, Good | PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) |
| Colorability, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Conductive | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Conductive, Semi | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) |
| Controlled Rheology | PS (HIPS) |
| Copolymer | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS+PE |
| Crack Resistance, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS+PE |
| Crystal | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) |
| Crystalline | PS (GPPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Crystalline, Semi | SPS |
| Cycle (Production), Fast | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Density, High | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) |
| Density, Low | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) |
| Density, Medium | PS (EPS) |
| Detergent Resistant | PS (HIPS) |
| Die Swell, Low | PS (HIPS) |
| Dimensional Stability, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) |
| Dispersible | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Disposable | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Drawdown, Good | PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Ductile | PS (HIPS) |
| Durable | PS (HIPS) |
| Elasticity, High | PS (HIPS) |
| Electrical Properties, Good | PS (GPPS) |
| Electrically Conductive | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS Alloy |
| Electrically Insulating | PS (EPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Electromagnetic Shielding (EMI) | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Elongation, High | PS (HIPS) |
| ESCR, High (Stress Crack Resist.) | PS (HIPS) , PS+PE |
| ESD Protection | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) , PS (XPS) , PS Alloy |
| Exotherm, Moderate | PS (HIPS) |
| Expandable | PS (EPS) , PS+PE |
| Expandable, Semi | PS (HIPS) |
| Extinguishing, Self | PS (EPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Flame Retardant | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (Specialty) , SPS |
| Flexibility, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) , PS+PE |
| Flow, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) , SPS |
| Flow, High | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) , SPS |
| Flow, Low | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Flow, Medium | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) |
| Foamable | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) |
| Food Contact Acceptable | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) , PS+PE |
| Friction, Low | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Gel, Low | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| General Purpose | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Gloss, High | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Gloss, Low | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Gloss, Medium | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) |
| Halogen Content, Low to None | PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Halogenated | PS (HIPS) |
| Hardness, High | PS (HIPS) |
| Heat Aging Resistance, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Heat Resistance, High | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) , SPS |
| Heat Resistance, Medium | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Heat Stabilized | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Homopolymer | PS (GPPS) |
| Ignition Resistant | PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Impact Modified | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , SPS |
| Impact Resistance, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) , PS+PE |
| Impact Resistance, High | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) , PS Alloy |
| Impact Resistance, Low Temp. | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Impact Resistance, Medium | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Impact Resistance, Ultra High | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Ion Content, Low to None | PS (HIPS) |
| Lubricated | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS Alloy , SPS |
| Lubricating, Self | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) |
| Machinable | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Melt Stability, High | PS (GPPS) |
| Melt Strength, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Moisture Absorption, Low | PS (Specialty) |
| Moisture Resistant | PS (GPPS) |
| Mold Release, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Moldability, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (Specialty) , PS+PE |
| Molecular Wt. Dist., Narrow | PS (GPPS) |
| Molecular Wt., High | PS (GPPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Molecular Wt., Low | PS (GPPS) |
| Molecular Wt., Medium | PS (GPPS) |
| Molecular Wt., Ultra High | PS (GPPS) |
| Monomer Content, High | PS (HIPS) |
| Odor Transfer, Low | PS (GPPS) |
| Odor, Low to None | PS (GPPS) |
| Oil Resistant | PS (HIPS) , PS+PE |
| Opticals | PS (HIPS) |
| Outgassing, Low to None | PS (HIPS) |
| Paintable | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Plasticized | PS (GPPS) |
| Printability, Excellent | PS (EPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Processability, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Processing Stability, Good | PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) |
| Purity, High | PS (HIPS) |
| Radiation Resistant | PS (HIPS) |
| Radio Frequency Shielding (RFI) | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Recyclable Material | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) |
| Residuals, Low | PS (GPPS) |
| Rigid, Semi | PS (HIPS) |
| Rigidity, High | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS+PE |
| Rigidity, Medium | PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) |
| Salt Water/Spray Resistant | PS (GPPS) |
| Scratch Resistant | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Shock Absorbent | PS (EPS) |
| Sloughing, Non | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Specialty Grade | PS (EPS) |
| Stability, Good | PS (EPS) |
| Statically Conductive | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS Alloy |
| Steam Resistant | PS (EPS) |
| Sterilization, Ethylene Oxide | PS (HIPS) |
| Sterilization, Radiation | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Stiffness, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Stiffness, High | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Strength, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Strength, High | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Strength, Medium | PS (GPPS) |
| Surface Finish, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Surface Finish, Non-Smooth | PS (HIPS) |
| Syndiotactic | SPS |
| Taste Transfer, Low | PS (GPPS) |
| Taste, Low to None | PS (GPPS) |
| Tear Strength, Good | PS+PE |
| Tensile Strength, High | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS+PE |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, Good | PS (GPPS) |
| Thermal Stability, Good | PS (EPS) , PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (MIPS) |
| Thermally Conductive | PS (EPS) |
| Thermally Insulating | PS (EPS) |
| Toughness, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (MIPS) , PS (Specialty) , PS+PE |
| Toughness, Low Temperature | PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Toughness, Ultra High | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Toxicity, None | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) , PS (Specialty) |
| Trimmability, Good | PS (HIPS) |
| UV Resistance, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , PS (IRPS) |
| Viscosity, High | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Viscosity, Low | PS (GPPS) |
| Viscosity, Medium | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| VOC, Low | PS (EPS) |
| Warp Resistant | SPS |
| Warpage, Low | SPS |
| Water Absorption, Low to None | PS (EPS) |
| Wear Resistance, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) , SPS |
| Weather Resistance, Good | PS (GPPS) , PS (HIPS) |
| Weldable | PS (HIPS) |
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