Technical Documents
2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA). It is manufactured in industrial settings in closed systems and used by industry for manufacture of polymers in closed and semi-closed systems.
Details
CAS
868-77-9
Applications
Producer
Chemical Composition
2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate
Other Applications
It is produced for use as a building block to make a wide range of polymer-based products
Adhesion promoter for polymers
Thermosetting paints
Hydrophilic polymers
Light-curing polymer systems
Storage
shelf life of the standard stabilized product :6 months at max. 30°C from date of delivery
Handling
It is registered in REACH.
Technical data
Quantity | Value | Unit | Comment |
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Appearance Properties | |||
Refractive index | 1.453 | 20°C | |
(Color (Pt, Co | <30 | M5 | |
Appearance | |||
Physical state | Fluid | ||
Physical Properties | |||
Vapor pressure | 0.06 | mm-Hg | 20°C |
Viscosity | 5 | cP | 30°C |
Purity | >98 | % | (M2-8 (GC |
Water content | <0.1 | % | M3 according to K.Fisher |
Density | 1.07 | g/ml | 20°C |
Molecular weight | 130.1 | g/mol | |
Thermal Properties | |||
Auto-ignition temperature | 375 | ºC | DIN 51794 |
Freezing point | <-60 | °C | |
flash point | 106 | ºC | DIN 51758 |
Boling point | 213 | ºC | at 1013 hPa |
Chemical Properties | |||
Shelf Life | 6 | month | |
Acidity | <0.1 | wt% | (M4 (acid-base titr., calculated as GMAA |
Solubility | |||
Solubility |