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IPCC PS GPPS1540

General Purpose Polystyrene

Supplied by Iran Petrochemical Commercial Company (IPCC)

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General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Africa & Middle East
Features 
  • Crystalline
  • Fast Molding Cycle
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • General Purpose
  • Good Flow
  • Medium Gloss
  • Recyclable Material
Uses 
  • Cups
  • General Purpose
  • Medical/Healthcare Applications
  • Packaging
  
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Extrusion
  • Injection Molding
  • Thermoforming
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
Molding Shrinkage - Flow
in/in
 ASTM D955
Water Absorption (24 hr)
%
 ASTM D570
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus (73°F)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Strength (Break, 73°F)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation (Break, 73°F)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus (73°F)
psi
 ASTM D790
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Rockwell Hardness (L-Scale)
 
 ASTM D785
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525
Optical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Refractive Index
 
 ISO 489
Additional Information
Styrene residual monomer, CLGLABPSG004 (Atofina Test Method): <500 PPM
Related Terminology
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Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Flow, Fast Cycle, Rapid Cycle, Productivity, Fast Molding Cycle, Medium Gloss.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Medical Applications.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): EEC (1).
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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