PrintMax® HIPS ECON
General Description
PrintMax® ECON is a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) specifically designed to address the most common pressing needs in the printing industry. PrintMax® ECON provides a cost-effective media suitable for Litho/Offset, Screen print and/or Digital and UV Digital printing. PrintMax® HIPS ECON has been specially formulated to provide the optimum opacity, impact and handling resistance and excellent ink adhesion characteristics needed to get the job done economically without sacrificing the quality that customers demand. It can be die cut, punched, and guillotine cut.
Technical
Properties | Test Method | Value | UOM |
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Specific Gravity | ASTM D-792 | 1.066 | n/a |
Tensile Strength Psi | ASTM D-638 | 3,332 | n/a |
Tensile Modulus Psi | ASTM D-638 | 201,346 | n/a |
Tensile Elongation Break % | ASTM D-638 | 53 | n/a |
Flexural Modulus Psi | ASTM D-790 | 288,781 | n/a |
Vicat °F | ASTM D-1525 | 209 | n/a |
Opacity % | ASTM D-1746 | 99.42 | n/a |
Surface Printability (DYNE) | ASTM D-2578 | 58 | n/a |

Product Information
Item | Description |
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Product Line | PrintMax® |
Item Code | PrintMax® HIPS ECON |
Material Description | High Impact Polystyrene |
Product Description | High Impact Polystyrene |
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Related Documents
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PrintMax® HIPS ECON Product Bulletin | Open |
PrintMax® HIPS Print Grade Polystyrene Product Bulletin | Open |
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