BASF Polystyrol® 445 E WU Impact Grade Polystyrene (Europe)

Manufacturer BASF
Trade Name Polystyrol®
Port Ningbo port,China
Trade Terms FOB, CFR, CIF
Payment Terms L/C, T/T, Western Union

Description

Material Notes:
Easy flowing, heat-resistant, medium-impact, flame-retardant grade. Application example: electrical distribution boxes.Data was collected by ISO methods and provided by BASF.
Physical Properties Metric English Comments
Density 1.06 g/cc

0.0383 lb/in³

Water Absorption 0.12 %

0.12 %

Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium 0.10 %

0.10 %

Linear Mold Shrinkage, Flow 0.0055 cm/cm

0.0055 in/in

Melt Flow 13 g/10 min

@Load 5.00 kg,
Temperature 200 °C
13 g/10 min

@Load 11.0 lb,
Temperature 392 °F

 

Mechanical Properties Metric English Comments
Tensile Strength, Yield 32.0 MPa

4640 psi

Elongation at Break 30 %

30 %

Elongation at Yield 1.6 %

1.6 %

Tensile Modulus 2.45 GPa

355 ksi

Charpy Impact Unnotched 8.00 J/cm²

38.1 ft-lb/in²

6.00 J/cm²

@Temperature -30.0 °C
28.6 ft-lb/in²

@Temperature -22.0 °F
Charpy Impact, Notched 0.800 J/cm²

3.81 ft-lb/in²

Tensile Creep Modulus, 1 hour 2200 MPa

319000 psi

Tensile Creep Modulus, 1000 hours 1600 MPa

232000 psi

 

Thermal Properties Metric English Comments
CTE, linear, Parallel to Flow 100 µm/m-°C

@Temperature 20.0 °C
55.6 µin/in-°F

@Temperature 68.0 °F
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi) 86.0 °C

187 °F

Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi) 78.0 °C

172 °F

Vicat Softening Point 87.0 °C

189 °F

Flammability, UL94 V-2

@Thickness 3.18 mm
V-2

@Thickness 0.125 in
Oxygen Index 26 %

26 %

 

Electrical Properties Metric English Comments
Electrical Resistivity >= 1.00e+15 ohm-cm

>= 1.00e+15 ohm-cm

Surface Resistance 1.00e+13 ohm

1.00e+13 ohm

Dielectric Constant 2.5

@Frequency 100 Hz
2.5

@Frequency 100 Hz
2.5

@Frequency 1e+6 Hz
2.5

@Frequency 1e+6 Hz
Dissipation Factor 0.00050

@Frequency 1e+6 Hz
0.00050

@Frequency 1e+6 Hz
0.00060

@Frequency 100 Hz
0.00060

@Frequency 100 Hz
Comparative Tracking Index 400 V

400 V