Overview of materials for Styrene/Butadiene/Styrene (SBS)

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Overview of materials for Styrene/Butadiene/Styrene (SBS)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Styrene-Butadiene; Styrene/Butadiene/Styrene (SBS)
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Styrene/Butadiene/Styrene (SBS)". Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.100 - 1.60 g/cc	0.00361 - 0.0578 lb/in³	Average value: 0.969 g/cc Grade Count:190
Viscosity	2.84 - 22000 cP	2.84 - 22000 cP	Average value: 2370 cP Grade Count:71
Viscosity Measure	12.0 - 24.0 cSt	12.0 - 24.0 cSt	Average value: 18.2 cSt Grade Count:5
Molecular Weight	110 - 162000 g/mol	110 - 162000 g/mol	Average value: 53700 g/mol Grade Count:9
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.000 - 0.0270 cm/cm	0.000 - 0.0270 in/in	Average value: 0.00895 cm/cm Grade Count:38
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.0140 - 0.0200 cm/cm	0.0140 - 0.0200 in/in	Average value: 0.0170 cm/cm Grade Count:4
Melt Flow	0.0100 - 180 g/10 min	0.0100 - 180 g/10 min	Average value: 25.0 g/10 min Grade Count:152
Ash	0.0900 - 6.00 %	0.0900 - 6.00 %	Average value: 1.80 % Grade Count:66

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Shore A	5.00 - 96.0	5.00 - 96.0	Average value: 66.2 Grade Count:213
Hardness, Shore D	30.0 - 71.0	30.0 - 71.0	Average value: 44.3 Grade Count:6
Hardness, Shore C	11.0 - 41.0	11.0 - 41.0	Average value: 22.3 Grade Count:3
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	0.981 - 180 MPa	142 - 26100 psi	Average value: 13.2 MPa Grade Count:153
Tensile Strength, Yield	0.196 - 58.8 MPa	28.4 - 8530 psi	Average value: 12.5 MPa Grade Count:9
Elongation at Break	190 - 1500 %	190 - 1500 %	Average value: 666 % Grade Count:182
Elongation at Yield	150 - 625 %	150 - 625 %	Average value: 369 % Grade Count:8
Penetration P(0), 1/10 mm	50.0 - 60.0	50.0 - 60.0	Average value: 54.5 Grade Count:6
Tear Strength	0.981 - 632 kN/m	5.60 - 3600 pli	Average value: 83.9 kN/m Grade Count:64
Compression Set	9.00 - 95.0 %	9.00 - 95.0 %	Average value: 34.3 % Grade Count:31
Tensile Set	90.0 - 95.0 %	90.0 - 95.0 %	Average value: 91.7 % Grade Count:6

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Heat Distortion Temperature	70.0 °C	158 °F	Average value: 70.0 °C Grade Count:6
Flash Point	288 °C	550 °F	Average value: 288 °C Grade Count:10
Ring & Ball Softening Point	78.0 - 87.0 °C	172 - 189 °F	Average value: 83.2 °C Grade Count:6

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	120 - 165 °C	248 - 329 °F	Average value: 145 °C Grade Count:39
Nozzle Temperature	182 - 215 °C	360 - 419 °F	Average value: 197 °C Grade Count:24
Die Temperature	180 - 205 °C	356 - 401 °F	Average value: 192 °C Grade Count:7
Melt Temperature	140 - 220 °C	284 - 428 °F	Average value: 178 °C Grade Count:36
Mold Temperature	10.0 - 66.0 °C	50.0 - 151 °F	Average value: 32.7 °C Grade Count:16
Injection Velocity	13.0 - 25.0 mm/sec	0.512 - 0.984 in/sec	Average value: 19.0 mm/sec Grade Count:6
Drying Temperature	70.0 - 90.0 °C	158 - 194 °F	Average value: 75.0 °C Grade Count:14
Injection Pressure	3.55 - 69.0 MPa	515 - 10000 psi	Average value: 38.7 MPa Grade Count:16

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