Plaskolite Optix® CA – 75 UVT General Purpose Acrylic Resin
Manufacturer | Plaskolite |
Trade Name | Optix® |
Port | Ningbo port,China |
Trade Terms | FOB, CFR, CIF |
Payment Terms | L/C, T/T, Western Union |
Categories Acrylic (PMMA), Acrylic, General Purpose, Molded, Thermoplastic
Description
Material Notes:
OPTIX® general purpose acrylics are available in a variety of performance grades that offer varying melt flow rates, heat resistance, color/opacity and gloss levels.Information provided by Plaskolite, Inc.
Physical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Density | 1.19 g/cc | 0.0430 lb/in³ | ASTM D-792 |
Linear Mold Shrinkage | 0.0020 – 0.0060 cm/cm | 0.0020 – 0.0060 in/in | ASTM D-955 |
Melt Flow | 3.2 g/10 min
@Load 3.80 kg,
Temperature 230 °C |
3.2 g/10 min
@Load 8.38 lb,
Temperature 446 °F |
ASTM D-1238 |
Mechanical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Tensile Strength | 71.0 MPa | 10300 psi | ASTM D-638 |
Elongation at Break | 4.2 % | 4.2 % | ASTM D-638 |
Modulus of Elasticity | 3.65 GPa | 529 ksi | ASTM D-638 |
Flexural Strength | 121 MPa | 17600 psi | ASTM D-790 |
Izod Impact, Notched | 0.187 J/cm
@Thickness 6.35 mm
|
0.350 ft-lb/in
@Thickness 0.250 in
|
ASTM D-256 |
Gardner Impact | 0.226 J
@Thickness 3.17 mm
|
0.167 ft-lb
@Thickness 0.125 in
|
Falling Weight; ASTM D-3029 GB |
Thermal Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
CTE, linear | 30.0 µm/m-°C | 16.7 µin/in-°F | ASTM D-696 |
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi) | 100 °C | 212 °F | ASTM D-648 |
Vicat Softening Point | 113 °C | 235 °F | ASTM D-1525 |
Optical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Haze | <= 1.0 % | <= 1.0 % | ASTM D-1003 |
Transmission, Visible | 92 %
@Thickness 3.17 mm
|
92 %
@Thickness 0.125 in
|
Luminous; ASTM D-1003 |
UV Transmittance | 49.5 %
@Thickness 3.17 mm,
Wavelength 270 nm |
49.5 %
@Thickness 0.125 in,
Wavelength 270 nm |
ASTM D-1003 |
88.5 %
@Thickness 3.17 mm,
Wavelength 300 nm |
88.5 %
@Thickness 0.125 in,
Wavelength 300 nm |
ASTM D-1003 |