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Ethylene Methyl Acrylate (EMA)

EMA is a thermoplastic, further classified as an ethylene copolymer. It has a fairly high ductility among thermoplastics. In addition, it has a very low tensile strength and a fairly low density. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EMA to: ethylene copolymers (top), all thermoplastics (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus)

78 °C 170 °F

Vicat Softening Temperature

51 °C 120 °F

Other Material Properties

Density

0.94 g/cm3 59 lb/ft3

Elongation at Break

800 %

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

8.0 MPa 1.2 x 103 psi

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial

2.4 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

9.5 points

Followup Questions

Further Reading

SPI Plastics Engineering Handbook of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., 5th ed., Michael L. Berins (editor), 2000

Modern Plastics Handbook, Charles A. Harper (editor), 1999

Plastics Materials, 7th ed., J. A. Brydson, 1999