HIPS
PS
Styrolution PS impact modified polystyrene resins are a line of robust grades designed to fulfill a variety of customers’ needs. Whether the application is intended for a single use yogurt cup or a durable refrigerator liner, Styrolution PS HIPS resins can meet the demands of technically challenging applications.
Key Applications
- Food packaging in blends with HIPS
- Refrigerator inliner & doorliner
- Refrigerator parts (injection molded)
- Razors
Key Properties
- Impact strength
- Extrusion
- Chemical resistance
Brochures
- INEOS Styrolution Product Selection Guide (Americas)PDF | 525 KB | EN
- Product selection guide 2019PDF | 605 KB | EN
Price
The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of February 1st, 2019 is increased by
+50 €/mt vs. January 2019.
The surcharge for HIPS is +100€/mt.
Product Path Finder
| Impact resistance | Melt Volume Rate, 200 °C/5 kg [cm³/10 min] | Vicat Softening Temperature VST/B/50 (50N, 50 °C/h) [°C] | Charpy Notched Impact Strength, 23° C [kJ/m²] | Tensile Modulus [MPa] | Elongation at Break (MD) [%] | Technical Data Sheet | Safety Data Sheet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extrusion grade | Fat resistance | Styrolution PS 485N | 4 | 90 | 10 | 1650 | 35 | ||
| Thermoformability | Styrolution PS 486N | 3.9 | 90 | 12 | 1800 | 35 | |||
| Stress cracking resistance | Styrolution PS ESCRimo | 3.4 | 89 | 15 | 1550 | 50 | |||
| Injection molding grade | Good flow | Styrolution PS 542N | 4.1 | 92 | 8 | 1750 | |||
| High flow | Styrolution PS 495N | 9.5 | 89 | 17 | 2000 | 40 | |||
| High flow | Styrolution PS 454N | 14 | 82 | 16 | 2200 | 25 | |||
| Excellent flow | Styrolution PS 416N | 21 | 81 | 5 | 2600 | ||||