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Impact PS 9500

High Impact Polystyrene

Supplied by Styrolution

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Product Description
Features
  • Excellent environmental stress crack resistance
  • High impact for extrusion applications
  • Balanced physical properties

Applications
  • Food service and food packaging applications requiring resistance to fat and oil attack
  • Extrusion and thermoforming applications
  • Cold and hot drinkware lids
  • Plates and single service food containers

Heritage Nomenclature: FX530
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Good Impact Resistance
  • High ESCR (Stress Crack Resist.)
  • High Impact Resistance
  • Oil Resistant
  
Uses 
  • Disposable Tableware
  • Drink Lids
  • Food Containers
  • Food Packaging
  
Agency Ratings 
RoHS Compliance 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Extrusion
  • Injection Molding
  • Thermoforming
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 ASTM D792
Apparent Density
g/cm³
  
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (200°C/5.0 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Molding Shrinkage - Flow (73°F, Injection Molded)
in/in
 ASTM D955
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus (73°F, Injection Molded)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Strength (Yield, 73°F, Injection Molded)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation (Break, 73°F, Injection Molded)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus (73°F, Injection Molded)
psi
 ASTM D790
Flexural Strength (73°F, Injection Molded)
psi
 ASTM D790
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact 2 (73°F, 0.125 in, Injection Molded)
ft·lb/in
 ASTM D256
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Rockwell Hardness (L-Scale, 73°F, Injection Molded)
 
 ASTM D785
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load (264 psi, Annealed, Injection Molded)
°F
 ASTM D648
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525
CLTE - Flow
in/in/°F
 ASTM D696
Electrical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Dielectric Strength (73°F, 0.125 in)
V/mil
 ASTM D149
Dielectric Constant (73°F, 1 MHz)
 
 ASTM D150
Optical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Gardner Gloss (60°, Injection Molded)
 
 ASTM D523
Related Terminology
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Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Impact Resistance, High Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, High ESCR, Stress Cracking Resistant, High Impact Resistance.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Food Packaging, Drink Lids, Food Containers, Food Container, Disposable Tableware.
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).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Processing (Melt) Temp
°F
  
Mold Temperature
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
29.8 mil Notch Depth
 
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