Bonbon Core and other EPP core comparison

Specification Parameters

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B-15-B918
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S1-EPP
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S2-EPP
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S3-EPP
Item No:B15-B918
Size:1 in X 1 in
Thickness:15.4mm
Weight:1.2g,
Density:121.1kg/m³
Item No:S1-EPP
Size:1 in X 1 in
Thickness:15.6mm
Weight:1.6g
Density:159kg/m³
Item No:S2-EPP
Size:1 in X 1 in
Thickness:15.5mm
Weight:0.9g
Density:90kg/m³
Item No:S3-EPP
Size:1 in X 1 in
Thickness:13.7mm
Weight:1.0g
Density:114kg/m³

Compression Unloading Force Test (25%)

Compression Force Data (25%)

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Test Results

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Result Analysis

S1 – EPP > B15 – B918 > S3 – EPP > S2 – EPP. The test data are 23.07 kg, 19.12 kg, 12.59 kg, and 6.74 kg respectively. S1 – EPP: The molecular chains are flexible and mobile, Moreover, although its density is more than 30% higher, there are many interconnected large pores inside. When force is applied, the pores deform first to buffer, and finally the increase in compression force is less than 20%, which confirms that it has relatively large pores.
S1-EPP B15-B918 S3-EPP S2-EPP

Unloading Force Data (25%)

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Test Result

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Result Analysis

S1 – EPP > B15 – B918 > S3 – EPP > S2 – EPP. The test data are 19.85 kg, 14.61 kg, 10.08 kg, and 5.7 kg respectively. The density of S1 – EPP is more than 30% higher than that of other materials, and at the same time, its unloading capacity also exceeds that of other materials by more than 30%. This performance fully conforms to the law that “high – density materials can store higher energy”.
S1-EPP B15-B918 S3-EPP S2-EPP

Shock Absorption Effect

B15 – B918 > S1 – EPP > S3 – EPP > S2 – EPP, with test data being 4.51 kg, 3.22 kg, 2.51 kg, and 1.04 kg respectively.

Rebound Impact Test

Rebound Impact Force

Material No. Bounce Test %
B15-B918 33.04
S1-EPP 34.35
S3-EPP 29.35
S2-EPP 32.57

S1-EPP > B15-B918 > S3-EPP > S2-EPP

S1-EPP is 30% more resilient and dense than other materials, but its bounce height is only less than 5% higher. The reason is its dense but flawed structure: uneven, poorly connected cells cause stress imbalance on impact. Large cells deform to waste energy, cells can’t work together, so resilience doesn’t turn into much more bounce.