Overview of materials for Acrylic, Impact Modified Sheet
Categories Acrylic (PMMA), Acrylic, Impact Modified Sheet, Thermoplastic
Description
Material Notes:
This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category “Acrylic, Impact Modified Sheet”. Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
Physical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
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Density | 1.15 – 1.18 g/cc | 0.0415 – 0.0426 lb/in³ | Average value: 1.16 g/cc Grade Count:6 |
Water Absorption | 0.300 % | 0.300 % | Average value: 0.300 % Grade Count:5 |
Linear Mold Shrinkage | 0.00300 – 0.00600 cm/cm | 0.00300 – 0.00600 in/in | Average value: 0.00450 cm/cm Grade Count:4 |
Mechanical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
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Hardness, Rockwell M | 45.0 – 82.0 | 45.0 – 82.0 | Average value: 63.0 Grade Count:6 |
Tensile Strength, Yield | 39.0 – 62.0 MPa | 5660 – 8990 psi | Average value: 51.3 MPa Grade Count:4 |
Modulus of Elasticity | 1.70 – 2.60 GPa | 247 – 377 ksi | Average value: 2.26 GPa Grade Count:5 |
Flexural Yield Strength | 57.0 – 97.0 MPa | 8270 – 14100 psi | Average value: 79.0 MPa Grade Count:6 |
Izod Impact, Notched | 0.340 – 1.10 J/cm | 0.637 – 2.06 ft-lb/in | Average value: 0.728 J/cm Grade Count:5 |
0.200 – 0.500 J/cm
@Temperature -18.0 – -18.0 °C
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0.375 – 0.937 ft-lb/in
@Temperature -0.400 – -0.400 °F
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Average value: 0.325 J/cm Grade Count:4 | |
Gardner Impact | 1.90 – 8.50 J | 1.40 – 6.27 ft-lb | Average value: 4.24 J Grade Count:5 |
Thermal Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
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CTE, linear | 54.0 – 90.0 µm/m-°C | 30.0 – 50.0 µin/in-°F | Average value: 72.0 µm/m-°C Grade Count:5 |
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi) | 82.0 – 149 °C | 180 – 300 °F | Average value: 100 °C Grade Count:5 |
Optical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
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Haze | 2.00 – 3.00 % | 2.00 – 3.00 % | Average value: 2.50 % Grade Count:4 |
Transmission, Visible | 90.0 – 92.0 % | 90.0 – 92.0 % | Average value: 90.8 % Grade Count:5 |