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polystyrene
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polystyrene

Thermoplastic polymer of styrene

Entitytype of polymerQ146243

Also known as PS · poly(styrene) · polystyrenes · PS plastic · poly(1-phenylethylene)

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Overview

All data

71 statements · 21% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Density
  • 1.0691 g/cm³
Melting point
  • 240°C sourcing circumstances: circa
Polymer of
Hardness
  • 10
Limiting oxygen index
  • 17.8%
Recycling code
  • 06
Tensile modulus of elasticity
  • 3 gigapascal state of matter: solid
Short name
  • PS
CXSMILES
  • [*]C(c1ccccc1)C[*] |Sg:n:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8::ht|
Relative permittivity

On other databases

52 identifiers linking polystyrene across the web's reference databases