IC.1 Digital Fabrication » Polystyrene plastic transparent http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2014-2015-digital-fabrication Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:24:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Polystyrene http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2014-2015-digital-fabrication/2014/10/polystyrene/ http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2014-2015-digital-fabrication/2014/10/polystyrene/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:25:18 +0000 Yanna Haddad http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2014-2015-digital-fabrication/?p=55 material - polystyrene

POLYSTYRENE CRYSTAL

FORMULA/ CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

 

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

All polystyrenes have excellent process ability and a low heat capacity value leading to process energy reduction. With its high stiffness and low density, all articles made from polystyrene have excellent strength-to-weight ratio offering many environmental benefits, such a reduction of weight, nonrenewable resource savings, transportation costs and carbon footprint.

EXTRACTION PROCESS 

Methanol extraction out of polystyrene at 100 ‘C and requires 6 hours

BASIC PROPERTIES

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (N/M2)                                                                       10-60 PSI 69.000- 413.000
TENSILE STRENGTH (N/M2)                                                                                         46 x10^6 – 60×10^6
STIFFNESS (N/M2)                                                                                              3000 x10^6 – 3600 x10^6
DENSITY (KG/M3)                                                                                                                         16 – 640
CARBON FOOTPRINT (AVERAGE, KGCO2E/KG)                                                                                      1.87
RECYCLABLE                                                                                                                                      YES
LASER SMALL   (According to thickness)                                                                                               YES
LASER MILLING                                                                                                                                  YES
3D PRINTING   (If mixed with LIMONENE Solvent)                                                                                 YES

ADVANTAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITAL FABRICATION:

It is a very inexpensive resin per unit weight, can be used by all machines, recyclable.

MATERIAL SUPLIERS:

COMPLAS – www.complasbcn.com

SERVEI ESTACIO – www.serveiestacio.com

LORK-  www.lorkindustrias.com

 

PRICE: 48 E/m2 for a 5mm thickness                                                               (CHEAPEST IN BCN 2014)

AT COMPLAS – www.complasbcn.com

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