HIPS High Impact Polystyrene

DESCRIPTION

High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS), commonly known as HIPS, is a rubber-modified version of General-Purpose Polystyrene. The addition of rubber makes this thermoplastic incredibly durable, with much higher impact resistance than its former compound. Like all thermoplastics, the material can become soft and pliable when heated, and re-solidify upon cooling.

Polystyrene (PS) is designed to meet a wide variety of applications and is one of the most versatile and inexpensive materials today. Primex offers both forming and printing grades of polystyrene sheet that may also be FDA compliant.

NOTE: Sign Grade HIPS is typically available in “color” and size and texture.

HIPS is very easy to recycle and retains value close to recycled ABS.

PRIMARY SOURCE

About the supplier:

Primex Plastics is our primary sources of HIPS stock sheet

Benefits

Applications

Meyer Plastics stocks Primex Print Grade Polystyrene in multiple gages for ready supply to screen printing and sign making customers. Primex also has new Prime DIGI-HIPS™ designed for signs that have UV or LED applications. We also stock Primex Impax 450 sheet formulated for industrial vacuum forming applications. HIPS sheet is easily recyclable when the initial use has reached the end of its lifecycle.

Colors

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Widths & Length

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Properties Guide

Temperature (Deg F)

PlasticMaxMinRange
PTFE-Teflon500-328828
PAI-Torlon482-328810
PEEK-Polyetheretherketone482-76558
PEI-Ultem392-58450
PPSU-Radel356-58414
PPS-Polyphenylene sulfide356-4360
PSU Polysufone302-58360
PVDF-Polyvinylidene fluoride302-58360
PC-Polcarbonate275-76351
PA-Nylon Extruded225-22247
POM-Acetal Homopolymer221-58279
PA-Cast Nylon221-22243
HDPE-Polyethelene212-40252
PET-P Polyester210-58268
Acetal Copolymer203-58261
UHMW-Polyethelene180-238418
PMMA-Acrylic194-40234
ABS-Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene176-4180
PP-Polypropylene16232130
PVC-Polyvinyl Chloride14414130

Tensile (PSI)

PlasticTensile PSI
PAI-Torlon20,000
PEI-Ultem15,000
PEEK-Polyetheretherketone14,500
Nylon Cast13,000
PPS-Polyphenylene sulfide12,500
PA-Nylon Extruded12,000
PET-P Polyester11,750
PPSU-Radel10,100
PSU-Polysulfone10,050
POM-Acetal Homopolymer10,000
PC-Polcarbonate10,000
Acetal Copolymer9,750
PMMA-Acrylic9,000
PVC-Polyvinyl Chloride7,500
PVDF-Polyvinylidene fluoride7,000
ABS-Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene5,100
UHMW- Polyethelene5,000
HDPE-Polyethelene4,000
PTFE-Teflon3,500
PP-Polypropylene3,500
This chart is meant to show relative temperatures and strength of the plastics listed.
Actual values may be different in each application.