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Polifil® RP-HIPS
- Chemical Family
- High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)Styrenics
Polifil® RP-HIPS combines the good stiffness properties of polystyrene, with enhanced impact properties gained by the addition of impact modifiers, usually butadiene rubber.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Pellets
- Solid
Product families
Applications
Applications
- Consumer Goods — Appliances & Electronics; Consumer Goods — Furniture; Consumer Goods — Other Consumer Goods Applications
Printing & Packaging — Packaging
- Food & Beverage Packaging
Product Families
Plastics — Basic Thermoplastics
- Styrenics
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Polifil
- Polymer Name
- High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
- Melt Flow Index
- 3.0 - 8.0 g/10 min
- Additives Included
- Impact Modifier
- Processing Methods
- Injection Molding, Thermoforming
- Markets
- Consumer Goods
- Printing & Packaging
- Technology
- Plastics
- Material Features
- Broad Processing Window
- Good Stiffness
- Low Shrinkage
- Chemical Inventories
- TSCA (USA)
- Certifications and Compliance
- REACH (Europe)
- RoHS 2 Compliant
- RoHS 3 Compliant
- RoHS Compliant
- Plastics and Elastomers End Uses
- Appliances
- Front Spoiler
- Furniture
- Side Spoiler
- Thermoformed Cups
- Thermoformed Trays
- Plastics and Elastomers Functions
- Resin
- Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods
- Injection Molding
- Thermoforming
Technical data
Table 1 of 3
5 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforcement content | — | — | TPG WI |
| Specific gravity | 1.05 | — | D 792 |
| Melt flow 200/5.0 | 3-8 | g/10 min | D 1238 |
| Water absorption, 24 hours | max. 0.1 | % | D 570 |
| Mold shrinkage – 1/8˝ specimen | 0.005 | in/in | D 955 |
Table 2 of 3
9 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile strength | 3600 | psi | D 638 |
| Tensile modulus | 260 | kpsi | D 638 |
| Flexural modulus, tangent | 310 | kpsi | D 790 |
| Flexural strength | 7200 | psi | D 790 |
| Izod impact, notched | 2 | ft-lbs/in | D 256 |
| Gardner impact, 1/2˝ tup | 60 | in-lbs | D 5420 |
| Rockwell hardness | 92 | Scale R | D 785 |
| Elongation (Break) | 20 | % | D 638 |
| Elongation (Yield) | 5 | % | D 638 |
Table 3 of 3
2 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflection temperature, 66psi | 195 | ˚F | D 648 |
| Deflection temperature, 264psi | 170 | ˚F | D 648 |
