Formaterm® PS-HI sign/advertising

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Characteristics

High impact strength and stiffness
Very good printable

Industries

Application Examples

Shatterproof substitute for glass mirrors

Formaterm^® PS-HI is a polystyrene with an impact-resistant coating. It boasts high rigidity and hardness and, through the use of a film coating, opens up a wide variety of possible applications both as a shatterproof substitute for glass mirrors in advertising technology and in public areas.

Technical Specifications Formaterm® PS-HI sign-advertising

General properties

	Test Method	Unit	Guideline Value
Density	DIN EN ISO 1183-1	g / cm³	1,04
Water absorption	DIN EN ISO 62	%	0,2 – 0,3
Flammability (Thickness 3 mm / 6 mm)	UL 94		HB

Mechanical properties

	Test Method	Unit	Guideline Value
Yield stress	DIN EN ISO 527	MPa	21
Elongation at break	DIN EN ISO 527	%	60
Tensile modulus of elasticity	DIN EN ISO 527	MPa	1850
Notched impact strength	DIN EN ISO 179	kJ / m²	10
Shore hardness	DIN EN ISO 868	scale D	80

Thermal properties

	Test Method	Unit	Guideline Value
Glass transition temperature	ISO 11357-3	°C	95 – 100
Thermal conductivity	DIN 52612-1	W / (m * K)	0,18
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion	DIN 53752	10^-6 / K	70
Service temperature, long term	Average	°C	-10 … 80
Service temperature, short term (max.)	Average	°C	75 – 90
Vicat softening temperature	DIN EN ISO 306, Vicat B	°C	99

Electrical properties

	Test Method	Unit	Guideline Value
Dielectric constant	IEC 60250		2,50
Dielectric dissipation factor (10⁶ Hz)	IEC 60250		0,0004
Volume resistivity	DIN EN 62631-3-1	Ohm * cm	>10¹⁶
Surface resistivity	DIN EN 62631-3-2	Ohm	>10¹⁵
Dielectric strength	IEC 60243	kV / mm	40