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Overview of materials for Acrylic, Cast

Categories: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Acrylic (PMMA); Acrylic, Cast

Material This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Acrylic,
Notes: Cast". 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.

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Physical Metric English Comments

Properties
Density 1.18 - 1.19 g/cc 0.0426 - 0.0430 lb/in³ Average value: 1.19 g/cc Grade Count:30
Water 0.130 - 0.800 % 0.130 - 0.800 % Average value: 0.255 % Grade Count:26
Absorption
Water 0.650 - 2.60 % 0.650 - 2.60 % Average value: 1.40 % Grade Count:16
Absorption at
Saturation
Moisture 0.500 % 0.500 % Average value: 0.500 % Grade Count:3
Expansion
Moisture 55.0 cc-mm/m²-24hr-atm 140 cc-mil/100 in²-24hr-atm Average value: 55.0 cc-mm/m²-24hr-atm
Vapor Grade Count:3
Transmission

Mechanical Metric English Comments

Properties
Hardness, 49.0 - 50.0 49.0 - 50.0 Average value: 49.9 Grade Count:9
Barcol
Hardness, 94.0 - 105 94.0 - 105 Average value: 98.4 Grade Count:15
Rockwell M
Ball 175 MPa 25400 psi Average value: 175 MPa Grade Count:3
Indentation
Hardness
Tensile 62.0 - 83.0 MPa 8990 - 12000 psi Average value: 74.3 MPa Grade Count:19
Strength,
Ultimate
40.0 - 110 MPa 5800 - 16000 psi Average value: 75.0 MPa Grade Count:3
@Temperature -40.0 - 70.0 °C @Temperature -40.0 - 158 °F
Tensile 64.8 - 83.4 MPa 9400 - 12100 psi Average value: 75.4 MPa Grade Count:14
Strength,
Yield
Elongation at 3.00 - 6.40 % 3.00 - 6.40 % Average value: 5.15 % Grade Count:24
Break
Modulus of 2.76 - 3.30 GPa 400 - 479 ksi Average value: 3.10 GPa Grade Count:22
Elasticity
Flexural Yield 98.0 - 125 MPa 14200 - 18100 psi Average value: 110 MPa Grade Count:21
Strength
Flexural 2.96 - 3.30 GPa 429 - 479 ksi Average value: 3.21 GPa Grade Count:13
Modulus
Compressive 110 - 124 MPa 16000 - 18000 psi Average value: 120 MPa Grade Count:13
Yield Strength
Compressive 2.76 - 3.03 GPa 400 - 440 ksi Average value: 2.96 GPa Grade Count:11
Modulus
Poissons 0.370 0.370 Average value: 0.370 Grade Count:3
Ratio
Shear 1.70 GPa 247 ksi Average value: 1.70 GPa Grade Count:3
Modulus
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Shear 25.5 - 62.1 MPa 3700 - 9000 psi Average value: 55.2 MPa Grade Count:11
Strength
Izod Impact, 0.160 - 0.220 J/cm 0.300 - 0.412 ft-lb/in Average value: 0.201 J/cm Grade Count:9
Notched
Izod Impact, 1.60 kJ/m² 0.761 ft-lb/in² Average value: 1.60 kJ/m² Grade Count:3
Notched (ISO)
Charpy Impact 1.20 - 2.17 J/cm² 5.71 - 10.3 ft-lb/in² Average value: 1.55 J/cm² Grade Count:7
Unnotched
Coefficient of 0.450 - 0.800 0.450 - 0.800 Average value: 0.583 Grade Count:3
Friction
Compression 0.750 % 0.750 % Average value: 0.750 % Grade Count:8
Set

Electrical Metric English Comments

Properties
Electrical 1.00e+15 - 1.00e+17 ohm-cm 1.00e+15 - 1.00e+17 ohm-cm Average value: 1.73e+16 ohm-cm Grade
Resistivity Count:7
Surface 5.00e+13 - 1.90e+15 ohm 5.00e+13 - 1.90e+15 ohm Average value: 4.30e+14 ohm Grade Count:5
Resistance
<= 1.00e+14 ohm <= 1.00e+14 ohm Average value: 1.00e+14 ohm Grade Count:1
@Temperature 28.0 - 28.0 °C @Temperature 82.4 - 82.4 °F
Dielectric 2.50 - 4.00 2.50 - 4.00 Average value: 3.18 Grade Count:7
Constant
Dielectric 17.0 - 30.0 kV/mm 432 - 762 kV/in Average value: 25.2 kV/mm Grade Count:7
Strength
Dissipation 0.0200 - 0.0600 0.0200 - 0.0600 Average value: 0.0405 Grade Count:6
Factor
Comparative 600 V 600 V Average value: 600 V Grade Count:3
Tracking
Index

Thermal Metric English Comments

Properties
CTE, linear 39.0 - 198 µm/m-°C 21.7 - 110 µin/in-°F Average value: 76.7 µm/m-°C Grade
Count:28
Specific Heat 1.46 - 2.16 J/g-°C 0.350 - 0.516 BTU/lb-°F Average value: 1.50 J/g-°C Grade Count:21
Capacity
Thermal 0.187 - 0.209 W/m-K 1.30 - 1.45 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F Average value: 0.189 W/m-K Grade Count:21
Conductivity
Maximum 70.0 - 200 °C 158 - 392 °F Average value: 97.6 °C Grade Count:20
Service
Temperature,
Air
Deflection 110 - 225 °C 230 - 437 °F Average value: 124 °C Grade Count:9
Temperature at
0.46 MPa (66
psi)
Deflection 86.0 - 215 °C 187 - 419 °F Average value: 108 °C Grade Count:19
Temperature at
1.8 MPa (264
psi)
Vicat 105 - 118 °C 221 - 244 °F Average value: 112 °C Grade Count:15
Softening
Point
Minimum -40.0 - -32.2 °C -40.0 - -26.0 °F Average value: -34.2 °C Grade Count:4
Service
Temperature,
Air
Flammability, HB HB Grade Count:3
UL94

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Flame Spread 5.84 - 36.0 mm/min 0.230 - 1.42 in/min Average value: 25.3 mm/min Grade Count:15
Flash Point 425 - 488 °C 797 - 910 °F Average value: 446 °C Grade Count:11
Smoke 5.00 - 65.0 5.00 - 65.0 Average value: 22.9 Grade Count:10
Density

Optical Metric English Comments

Properties
Refractive 1.49 - 1.49 1.49 - 1.49 Average value: 1.49 Grade Count:22
Index
Haze 0.500 - 3.00 % 0.500 - 3.00 % Average value: 0.983 % Grade Count:21
Yellow Index 0.500 - 2.10 % 0.500 - 2.10 % Average value: 1.00 % Grade Count:6
Transmission, 50.0 - 93.0 % 50.0 - 93.0 % Average value: 83.1 % Grade Count:32
Visible
UV 0.000 - 80.0 % 0.000 - 80.0 % Average value: 4.82 % Grade Count:17
Transmittance
Reflection 0.0400 0.0400 Average value: 0.0400 Grade Count:3
Coefficient,
Visible (0-1)

Processing Metric English Comments

Properties
Processing 80.0 - 193 °C 176 - 379 °F Average value: 147 °C Grade Count:18
Temperature

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