Extruded polystyrene
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Extruded polystyrene (XPS), is different from expanded polystyrene, is commonly known by the trade name Styrofoam. Styrofoam is the lightweight material of which coffee cups and takeaway food containers are made. The voids filled with trapped air give it low thermal conductivity. This makes it ideal as a construction material and it is used in structural insulated panel building systems. It is also used as insulation in building structures, as molded packing material for cushioning fragile equipment inside boxes, as packing "peanuts", as non-weight-bearing architectural structures (such as pillars), and also in crafts and model building, particularly architectural models. Foamed between two sheets of paper, it makes a more-uniform substitute for corrugated cardboard, tradenamed Fome-Cor.
See also
Polyethylenes: Polyethylene (PE) Low density polyethylene (LDPE) High density polyethylene (HDPE) Crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE)
Polypropylenes: Polypropylene (PP) Polybutylene (PB) Polyisobutene (PIB) Biaxially-oriented polypropylene
Polyarylates: Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymethyl acrylate (PMA) hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) polybutadiene acrylonitrile (PBAN) Sodium polyacrylate polyacrylamide (PAM)
Polyesteres: Polystyrene (PS) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) High impact polystyrene (HIPS) Extruded polystyrene (XPS)
Polysulphones: Polysulfone (PSU) Polyarylsulfone (PAS) Polyethersulfone PES Polyphenylsulfone (PPS)
Polyamides: Polyamide (PA) polyphthalamide (PPA) Bismaleimide (BMI) urea formaldehyde (UF)
Polyurethanes: Polyurethane (PU) Polyisocyanurate (PIR)
Polyvinyls: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC)
Fluoropolymers: Fluoropolymer (FE) Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethlyene (ECTFE)
Polycarbonate (PC) Polylactic acid (PLA)
