Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) is a rigid, closed cell, thermoplastic foam material produced from solid beads of polystyrene, which is polymerised from styrene monomer and contains an expansion gas (pentane) dissolved within the polystyrene bead.
Grade | Producer | Based size | Pre-expansion Density | End product density (kg /m3) |
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121 HS | TPC | 1.8 – 2.5 | – | 13 – 25 |
221 HS | TPC | 1.0 – 1.8 | – | 14 – 30 |
321 HS | TPC | 0.7 – 1.0 | – | 18 – 30 |
F50 | Petromol | 1.6 – 1.9 | 11 | 10 – 20 |
F100 | Petromol | 1.3 – 1.6 | 13 | 14 – 22 |
F150 | Petromol | 0.9 – 1.3 | 14 | 16 – 30 |
F250 | Petromol | 0.7 – 0.9 | 15 | 20 – 35 |
F350 | Petromol | 0.47 – 0.7 | 16 | 22 – 40 |
F450 | Petromol | 0.3 – 0.47 | 17 | 23 – 42 |
F–1000 | Baniar | 1.4 – 2.0 | 11-12 | – |
F–2000 | Baniar | 0.9 – 1.4 | 12-14 | – |
F–3000 | Baniar | 0.7 – 1.0 | 14-16 | – |
F–4000 | Baniar | 0.5 – 0.8 | 16-18 | – |