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Poly(methyl methacrylate)

average Mw ~350,000 by GPC

Synonym(s):

PMMA, Poly(methacrylic acid methyl ester)

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Linear Formula:
[CH2C(CH3)(CO2CH3)]n
CAS Number:
9011-14-7
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24868198
NACRES:
NA.23
MDL number:
MFCD00134349

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Product Name

Poly(methyl methacrylate), average Mw ~350,000 by GPC

InChI

1S/C5H9O2/c1-4(2)5(6)7-3/h1-3H3

InChI key

PMAMJWJDBDSDHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

form

powder

autoignition temp.

580 °F

mol wt

average Mw ~350,000 by GPC

reduced viscosity

150-160 cm3/g(20 °C)(lit.)

acid number

<1 mg KOH/g

transition temp

Tg (DSC) 105 °C (midpoint)

solubility

alcohols and aliphatic hydrocarbons: insoluble
esters, ketones, aromatics and glycol ethers: soluble

density

1.17 g/mL at 25 °C

Quality Level

100

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Application

PMMA (avg. Mol wt. ~350,000 g mol-1) containing Fe2O3 and TiO2 fillers have possible uses as flame retardants.
Pigment-wetting binder for coatings.

Features and Benefits

Contributes hardness, weather resistance, light fastness and resistance to chemicals.

General description

The thermal degradation behaviour of PMMA ( avg Mol. wt. ~350,000 g mol-1)was investigated in inert atmosphere, four weight loss steps were observed.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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MKCV7006
0000289898
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Influence of TiO2 and Fe2O3 fillers on the thermal properties of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA).
Laachachi A.,et al.
Material Matters, 59(1), 36-39 (2005)
Thermal degradation of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA): modelling of DTG and TG curves.
Ferriol M., et al.
Polymer Degradation and Stability, 79(2), 271-281 (2003)
S A Bini et al.
The bone & joint journal, 95-B(3), 367-370 (2013-03-02)
We evaluated the impact of pre-coating the tibial component with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) on implant survival in a cohort of 16 548 primary NexGen total knee replacements (TKRs) in 14 113 patients. In 13 835 TKRs a pre-coated tray was used
Gursukhman S Sidhu et al.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 19(1), 61-70 (2013-05-07)
The authors endeavor to highlight the surgical management of severe neurological deficit resulting from cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty and to systematically review the literature on the management of this complication. A patient presented after a vertebroplasty procedure for traumatic
Pleural infection 55 years after plombage for pulmonary tuberculosis.
Qian-kun Chen et al.
Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals, 21(1), 100-100 (2013-02-23)
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