Materials > Polystyrene
Expanded Polystyrene ( eps ) is the the most Versatile and inexpensive packaging
medium available on the packaging market today.
Clean, Flexible and lightweight, Polystyrene ( eps ) is manufactured in a range of densities to suit most packaging and insulation applications.
State of the art cutting techniques are used throughout our manufacturing process. This guarantees
excellent tolerances and surface finishes across the whole range of polystyrene products we offer.
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General Information
| Material | Density Range | Additives | Type | Application |
| Loose Fill | Various | Standard | Recycled Expanded Polystyrene | Low Cost, Packaging Void Fill for irregular Shaped items. |
| Polystyrene | 10-40 kg/m3 | Standard Fr Additive (BS3837 Part1) | Expanded Extruded | Cost Effective General Packaging, Insulation & Display |
Expanded & Extruded Polystyrene's are available in a range of different densities ( 10 - 40kg/m3 ) . A light weight cost effective packaging & insulation material used across a wide range of industries and packaging applications. Flame retardant materials are available at no extra cost, and are manufactured to using flame retardant in line with BS.3837 Part 1.
Construction Grades
| BS EN 13163 (new) grades* |
BS 3873 (old) grades** |
Physical Properties | ||
| Thermal Conductivity LAMBDA Value (W/mK) | Compressive stress at 10% of deformation (kPa) | Bending strength (kPa) | ||
| EPS 70 | SD | 0.038 | 70 | 115 |
| EPS 100 | HD | 0.036 | 100 | 150 |
| EPS 150 | EHD | 0.035 | 150 | 250 |
| EPS 200 | UHD | 0.034 | 200 | 250 |
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