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What's HIPS 7240?
HIPS 7240 is a High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) grade known for its durability, impact resistance, and ease of processing. Zero Polymer’s HIPS 7240 is designed for applications that require toughness, good dimensional stability, and excellent machinability. It’s commonly used in products like food packaging, disposable cups, toys, and electronic housings.
Zero Polymer‘s HIPS 7240 is a durable and versatile material known for its strong impact resistance, making it ideal for applications that require toughness. It’s easy to process, whether through molding, extrusion, or thermoforming, which allows manufacturers to create complex shapes efficiently. The material maintains its form well, ensuring product consistency. Its smooth surface is excellent for printing, making it suitable for branded packaging and decorative items. HIPS 7240 is also cost-effective, providing a balance between performance and affordability. Additionally, it offers resistance to chemicals like acids and cleaning agents, enhancing its durability in various environments.
Applications of HIPS 7240:
- Packaging:
HIPS 7240 is often used in blister packs, clamshell packaging, and food packaging, where its combination of clarity and impact resistance is particularly useful for protecting delicate products. - Consumer Goods:
This material is used in the production of appliance housings, electronic enclosures, and toys, where durability and impact resistance are critical. - Thermoforming:
It is well-suited for thermoforming applications, such as creating trays, containers, and clamshell packaging. The material is easily molded to form shapes with good dimensional stability. - Automotive Components:
HIPS 7240 can also be used in the automotive industry for making interior components, such as dashboard parts and door panels, where impact resistance and cost-effectiveness are essential. - Signage and Displays:
Due to its ability to be molded into different shapes, HIPS 7240 is also used in signage, point-of-purchase displays, and other marketing materials that need to withstand physical handling.
Advantages of HIPS 7240:
- Enhanced Durability:
The high impact resistance makes it suitable for products that are prone to rough handling or accidental impacts. - Easy to Process:
It can be easily molded, extruded, or thermoformed, providing versatility in different manufacturing processes. - Good Aesthetic Properties:
While not completely transparent, it has decent clarity and smooth surface finish, making it visually appealing for consumer-facing products. - Cost-Efficient:
It is relatively affordable compared to other impact-resistant plastics, offering a great balance of performance and cost. - Wide Range of Applications:
Its properties make it suitable for a variety of uses in industries like consumer goods, packaging, and automotive, among others.
Key Characteristics of HIPS 7240:
1. Impact Resistance:
The primary feature of HIPS 7240 is its high impact resistance. It has been specifically formulated to withstand physical stress, making it less likely to crack or break under impact compared to standard polystyrene.
This makes it a popular choice for applications where the material needs to endure rough handling, such as packaging and consumer goods. Read more….
2. Tensile Strength and Durability:
HIPS 7240 offers good tensile strength, meaning it can resist stretching and deforming under stress.
This provides durability in environments where the material is exposed to mechanical stress. Read more….
3. Clarity and Aesthetic Qualities:
While not as clear as polystyrene, HIPS still retains a level of clarity, which is ideal for applications that require a certain degree of transparency or visual appeal.
It can be used in clear packaging applications and is also suitable for thermoforming processes, where it is molded into specific shapes. Read more….
4. Processing Flexibility:
HIPS 7240 is easy to process and mold, making it versatile in terms of manufacturing. It is often used in injection molding and extrusion processes.
Its processing temperature is typically in the range of 200°C to 250°C (392°F to 482°F), and it can be shaped into complex designs without compromising on its structural integrity. Read more….
5. Cost-Effectiveness:
HIPS 7240 offers a cost-effective solution for applications requiring impact resistance while maintaining low production costs compared to other engineering plastics.
It is widely used in mass production and consumer products due to its affordable cost and good overall performance. Read more….