Properties of expanded polystyrene
Expanded polystyrene or EPS

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Properties of expanded polystyrene


Expanded polystyrene or EPS

Author : Daniel WYART

Publication date: July 10, 2008 | Lire en français

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4. Properties of expanded polystyrene

4.1 Physical characteristics

EPS foams feature a rigid structure with closed microcells:

  • for PSE-M, the size of these cells is usually between 60 and 200 µm (figure 19 );

  • for PSE-E, particle size varies between 150 and 500 µm.

The EPS-M structure includes inter-bead welds, which is not the case for EPS-E.

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