CA vs. PMMA
Both CA and PMMA are thermoplastics. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CA and the bottom bar is PMMA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 30 | |
| 4.0 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 55 | |
| 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 to 37 | |
| 71 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 230 | |
| 110 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 65 to 75 | |
| 96 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 400 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 250 | |
| 360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1500 | |
| 1260 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
| 0.19 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 76 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 100 to 110 | |
| 90 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 | |
| 30 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.2 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Refractive Index | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 to 7.9 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.13 |