PMMA - Polymethylmethacrylate
Polymethylmethacrylate is brittle and shows a good mechanical strength, tensile strength and hardness. PMMA is also scratch-resistant and easy to polish. It shows a good temperature resistance and UV-stability. The operating temperature of PMMA ranges from -40 °C to approx. +70 °C.
Types:
- PMMA XT (extruded)
- PMMA LITI
Properties:
- very high mechanical strength and hardness
- high mechanical rigidity
- excellent transparency
- easy to polish
- good thermal stability
- good insulation properties
- low water absorption
- excellent weather resistance
- possible stress problems
- low chemical resistance
- brittle
Applications: Display, advertisement, food industry, tubes for lamps, hand rails.
Shapes of semi-finished products: round rods, tubes, sheets
Color: transparent
Dimensions of semi-finished products:
- Round rods fi 4mm - fi 200mm
- Sheets thickness 2mm - 100mm