Osterlene MI-13-1.4 Osterman Polystyrene, Medium Impact

Product Description

MI-13-1.4 is a medium impact polystyrene with balanced physical properties.
This polymer is utilized in applications such as scale models, toys, housewares, and containers requiring consistency from shot to shot.
Thin walled parts with complex runners and gates run fast and consistently with the easy flow MI-13-1.4.
The natural whiteness of MI-13-1.4 allows for brightness of colors and reproducibility of color matches. MI-13-1.4 is the base carrier of choice for many color concentrate producers.

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

North America

Features

Food Contact Acceptable

Good Color Stability

Good Colorability

Good Flow

Good Processing Stability

Medium Impact Resistance

Uses

Containers

Household Goods

Modeling Material

Non-specific Food Applications

Toys

Agency Ratings

Appearance

White

Forms

Pellets

Physical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
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 (Break)		%	ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus		psi	ASTM D790
Flexural Strength		psi	ASTM D790
Impact	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Notched Izod Impact		ft·lb/in	ASTM D256
Gardner Impact		in·lb	ASTM D3029
Thermal	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load (66 psi, Annealed)		°F	ASTM D648
Vicat Softening Temperature		°F	ASTM D1525
Flammability	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Flame Rating - UL			UL 94
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Osterlene® MI-13-1.4, Osterlene MI1314, Osterlene® , Osterlene, OsterleneMI1314, MI, MI 13 1 4, MI-13-1.4, MI1314, MI:13:1.4, MI/13/1.4, MI+13+1.4, MI_13_1.4, MI 13 1.4, MI13, 131, 14, MI_13_14, MI 13 14, PS, Polystyrene, Medium Impact, Polystyrene Medium Impact, PS (MIPS), PS MIPS, Polystyrene, Osterman, PolystyreneMediumImpact, PSMIPS, 13MI
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Medium Impact Resistance, Good Processing Stability, Good Process Stability, Good Flow, Good Colorability, Good Color Stability.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Household Goods, Housewares, Food 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): FDA (1).

Notes

¹Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.

Osterlene® MI-13-1.4

Medium Impact Polystyrene

Supplied by Osterman & Company