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Americas Styrenics PolyRenew® 1120 High Heat Crystal Polystyrene
Categories: Polymer; Renewable/Recycled Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polystyrene (PS); Polystyrene, Heat Resistant Grade

Material Notes: Product Characteristics
  • 20% Post-Consumer Recycled Polystyrene
  • High Heat
  • Medium Flow
  • Food Contact Compliant

Typical Applications

  • Cutlery and Dinnerware
  • Foam Applications

Information provided by AmericasStyrenics LLC.

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Specific Gravity 1.04 g/cc1.04 g/ccASTM D792
Linear Mold Shrinkage 0.0040 - 0.0080 cm/cm0.0040 - 0.0080 in/inASTM D955
Melt Flow 7.5 g/10 min
@Load 5.00 kg,
Temperature 200 °C
7.5 g/10 min
@Load 11.0 lb,
Temperature 392 °F
ASTM D1238
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Rockwell L 108108ASTM D785
Tensile Strength at Break 47.6 MPa6900 psiASTM D638
Tensile Strength 48.3 MPa7000 psiASTM D638
Elongation at Break 4.0 %4.0 %ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus 3.10 GPa450 ksiASTM D638
Flexural Strength 62.1 MPa9000 psiASTM D790
Flexural Modulus 3.10 GPa450 ksiASTM D790
Izod Impact, Notched 0.214 J/cm0.400 ft-lb/inASTM D256
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear 90.0 µm/m-°C50.0 µin/in-°FASTM D696
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi) 95.6 °C204 °FASTM D648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi) 86.7 °C188 °FASTM D648
Vicat Softening Point 106 °C223 °FASTM D1525
 
Processing PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Processing Temperature 66.0 - 104 °C151 - 219 °FPolish Rolls, Extrusion
 204 - 221 °C399 - 430 °FZone 6, Extrusion
 193 - 232 °C379 - 450 °FMelt Pump, Adapter, Pipes, Screen Changer, Extrusion
Nozzle Temperature 230 - 245 °C446 - 473 °FInjection
Zone 1 177 - 193 °C351 - 379 °FExtrusion
 230 - 245 °C446 - 473 °FInjection
Zone 2 182 - 204 °C360 - 399 °FExtrusion
 215 - 230 °C419 - 446 °FInjection
Zone 3 188 - 210 °C370 - 410 °FExtrusion
 200 - 215 °C392 - 419 °FInjection
Zone 4 199 - 216 °C390 - 421 °FExtrusion
Zone 5 204 - 221 °C399 - 430 °FExtrusion
Die Temperature 199 - 232 °C390 - 450 °FExtrusion
Melt Temperature 193 - 232 °C379 - 450 °FExtrusion
Back Pressure 0.172 - 1.48 MPa25.0 - 215 psiInjection
 
Descriptive Properties
Head Pressure10-21 MPaExtrusion

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