HIPS stands for High-Impact Polystyrene. It extrudes at the same temperature as the ABS (235C) and adheres well to a heated bed kept at 115C. ABS will be unaffected by the hydrocarbon solvent ...

It can also be radiation sterilized. When modified by incorporating elastomers, polystyrene homopolymer turns into (high) impact polystyrene or HIPS, which is usually opaque. As a result, a wide ...

ABS plastics require higher mold surface temperatures ... during manufacture. High-temperature molding improves its heat and gloss resistance, but lower-temperature molding produces ABS materials with ...

High-impact polystyrene (HIPS) nanocomposites were prepared by melt compounding two grades of organoclays (Cloisite 10A (C10A) and Cloisite 30B (C30B)) in a Haake internal mixer or a corotating ...

The aim of the project is to take waste plastic, in this case high-impact polystyrene, and reform it into a brick that could be used as a low-cost building material. The material is shredded ...

AKRON, OHIO (April 26, 2:10 p.m. ET) — Diverging feedstock trends have sent North American prices for high-impact polystyrene resin up since March 1, while PET bottle resin prices have declined ...

As in zero waste, zero landfill. CVI’s Rhonda Bunn The company’s devotion to sustainability is embodied by its efforts to recover value from the high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) that makes up its toner ...

Innovation within the sector has led to high-impact polystyrene variants, providing manufacturers with durable and customizable materials for specific applications, including medical and ...