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Dart PS-118

General Purpose Polystyrene

Supplied by Dart Polymers, Inc.

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General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Crystal
  • Good Flow
  • Good Moldability
Uses 
  • Cups
  • Thin-walled Containers
  • Thin-walled Packaging
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Injection Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 ASTM D792
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (200°C/5.0 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Strength (Yield)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation (Yield)
%
 ASTM D638
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load (264 psi, Unannealed)
°F
 ASTM D648
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Dart PS-118, Dart PS118, Dart , DartPS118, PS, PS-118, PS118, PS:118, PS/118, PS+118, PS_118, PS 118, Polystyrene, General Purpose, Polystyrene General Purpose, PS (GPPS), PS GPPS, Polystyrene, Dart Polymers, PolystyreneGeneralPurpose, PSGPPS, 118PS
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Flow, Good Moldability.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Thin-walled Packaging, Thin-wall Packaging, Thinwall Packaging, Thin-Walled Containers, Thin-Walled Container, Thin-Wall Containers, Thin-Wall Container, Thinwall Containers, Thinwall Container.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1).
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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