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Application area: General industry
Food industry
General facts
Polymethyl methacrylate
Shortening: PMMA GS (molded)
Color: Clear, colorless
Common uses: Indoor and outdoor signs, luminaire covers, protective glass, window glass, taillights, etc.
Benefits
Restrictions
Technical data
Benefits
- Scratch-resistant than Lexan and Makrolon.
- High surface gloss and hardness.
- Very good durability outdoors.
- Not affected by alkaline solutions, dilute acids or oils.
- Excellent optical properties.
- Good electrical properties.
- The most common plastic for metallization.
- Can be monomer cast for stress-free semi-finished products and finished articles.
- It is possible to fix small scratches by heating the surface.
- The weather resistance is extremely good.
Restrictions
- Attacked by strong acids, alcohols, acetone and hydrogen chloride.
- Not impact resistant.
- Cracks easily.
