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Description: PLEXIMID® is a polymethyl methacrylimide (PMMI) product. This molding compound is characterized by its very high heat deflection temperature under load and rigidity. Information provided by degussa.
Details Compound
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Advantages
- very high heat deflection temperature under load and rigidity
Other Applications
PLEXIMID® molding compounds are particularly suited for injection-molded parts for applications exposed to extreme thermal stress.
Technical data
| Quantity | Value | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance Properties | |||
| Refractive index | 1.53 | ISO 489 | |
| Physical Properties | |||
| MFI | 6.05 | g/10min | ISO 1133 @Temperature 260 °C |
| MFI | 6.05 | g/10min | ISO 1133 @Load 10.0 kg |
| Density | 1.21 | g/ml | ISO 1183 |
| Thermal Properties | |||
| Vicat softening temperature | 150 | ºC | B50; ISO 306 |
| Heat Deflection temperature | 145 | ºC | ISO 75;at 0.46 MPa |
| Flameability | IEC 707@Thickness 1.60 mm | ||
| Mechanical Properties | |||
| (Charpy Impact Strength(unnotched | 20.0 | kJ/m² | ISO 179@Temperature 23.0 °C |
| Tensile modulus-MD | 4300 | MPa | 1mm/min; ISO 527 |
| Elongation at break-MD | 5.5 | % | 5mm/min; ISO 527 |
| Tensile Stress at break-MD | 87.0 | MPa | 5mm/min; ISO 527 |
| Optical Properties | |||
| Transmittance | 90 | % | Transmission Factor; DIN 5036;Visible |