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![PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Polystyrene has good thermal and electrical insulation properties
Density of EPS 16–640 kg/m3[15]
Young's modulus (E) 3000–3600 MPa
Tensile strength (st) 46–60 MPa
Elongation at break 3–4%
Notch test 2–5 kJ/m2
Glass transition temperature 100 °C[16]
Vicat B 90 °C[17]
Linear expansion coefficient (a) 8×10−5 /K
Specific heat (c) 1.3 kJ/(kg·K)
Water absorption (ASTM) 0.03–0.1
Decomposition X years, still decaying](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/polystyrene-170204121900/85/Polystyrene-7-320.jpg)
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- 4. In 1954,the Koppers Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, developed expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam under the trade name Dylite. In 1960, Dart Container, the largest manufacturer of foam cups, shipped their first order. In 1988, the first U.S. ban of general polystyrene foam was enacted in Berkeley, California.
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- 7. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Polystyrene hasgood thermal and electrical insulation properties Density of EPS 16–640 kg/m3[15] Young's modulus (E) 3000–3600 MPa Tensile strength (st) 46–60 MPa Elongation at break 3–4% Notch test 2–5 kJ/m2 Glass transition temperature 100 °C[16] Vicat B 90 °C[17] Linear expansion coefficient (a) 8×10−5 /K Specific heat (c) 1.3 kJ/(kg·K) Water absorption (ASTM) 0.03–0.1 Decomposition X years, still decaying
- 8. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Polystyreneis chemically inert, and does not react with most substances. The transformation of carbon-carbon double bonds into less reactive single bonds in polystyrene, is the main reason for its chemical stability. Most of the chemical properties of polystyrene are as a result of the unique properties of carbon.
- 9. It dissolvesin some organic solvents. It is soluble in solvents that contain acetone, such as most aerosol paint sprays and cyanoacrylate glues. It is highly flammable and burns with an orange yellow flame, giving off carbon particles or soot, as a characteristic of all aromatic hydrocarbons. Polystyrene, on complete oxidation, produces only carbon dioxide and water vapour.
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