Category: | PS (HIPS) , High Impact Polystyrene |
Manufacturer: | American Polymers, Inc. |
Trademark: | API PS |
Fillers: | - |
Ports: | Qinzhou, Shekou, Shanghai, Ningbo |
Delivery Terms | FOB, CIF, DAP, DAT, DDP |
PDF: | 4YDFtk_API-PS-550.pdf ![]() |
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API 550 is a high impact grade of polystyrene. It is characterized by good impact and processability. Application: API 550 is widely used in the manufacture of housewares, toys, containers, appliance parts, speaker housings, and various types of extrusions. |
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Physical | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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Specific Gravity | 1.04 | g/cm³ | ASTM D792 |
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (200°C/5.0 kg) | 8.0 | g/10 min | ASTM D1238 |
Hardness | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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Rockwell Hardness (L-Scale) | 47 | ASTM D785 |
Mechanical | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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Tensile Modulus | 1590 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
Tensile Strength (Break) | 26.9 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
Tensile Elongation (Break) | 45 | % | ASTM D638 |
Flexural Modulus | 1930 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
Impact | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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Notched Izod Impact (3.18 mm, Injection Molded) | 110 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
Thermal | Nominal Value | Unit | Test Method |
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Deflection Temperature Under Load (1.8 MPa, Annealed) | 81.1 | °C | ASTM D648 |
Vicat Softening Temperature | 85.0 | °C | ASTM D1525 |
Injection | Nominal Value | Unit | |
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Drying Temperature | 71.1 to 82.2 | °C | |
Drying Time | 2.0 | hr | |
Suggested Max Regrind | 30 | % | |
Rear Temperature | 177 to 232 | °C | |
Front Temperature | 191 to 274 | °C | |
Mold Temperature | -6.67 to 71.1 | °C | |
Injection Pressure | 34.5 to 276 | MPa | |
Back Pressure | 0.0689 to 3.45 | MPa |
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