NOVA Chemicals Gedexcel® 55XA Expandable Polystyrene

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NOVA Chemicals Gedexcel® 55XA Expandable Polystyrene (discontinued **)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polystyrene (PS); Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
Material Notes:	Styrene homopolymer containing pentane, used as a blowing agent with an additive improving its reaction to fire. Fast molding cycle product to obtain mechanical properties for form molding parts with a thickness over 10 mm. Information provided by NOVA Chemicals.
Key Words:	Expanded Polystyrene, EPS
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Bulk Density	0.580 - 0.640 g/cc	0.0210 - 0.0231 lb/in³	Of unexpanded product
	0.610 g/cc	0.0220 lb/in³	Typical; unexpanded product
Density	0.0170 - 0.0350 g/cc	0.000614 - 0.00126 lb/in³	Usual Use

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