Product Information
Plastics/Polymers
Plastics/Polymers
Methacrylate Derivatives
Methyl methacrylate
- General name
- Methyl methacrylate (MMA)
- Sales format
- Liquid (ISO containers, tanker trucks, ships)
MMA is used for resins
Since 1959, Kuraray has manufactured MMA and developed its MMA business from upstream to downstream. MMA is used for PMMA (molding materials, sheets and films), plastic modifiers, paints and paper coatings. In recent years, it has also been used in a wide range of applications as a material for various resins such as transparent ABS polymer and MS polymer.
Applications
PMMA (molding materials)
PMMA boards (sheets)
Paints, emulsions
Transparent resins, resin modifiers
Paper coating agents
Characteristics
Names of chemicals (product names)
Methyl methacrylate
CAS number
80-62-6
Chemical Substances Control Law number
(2)-1036
Standard grades and properties
Form
Liquid
Colors
Colorless
Odor
Pungent odor ※
Melting point
-48ºC
Boiling point
101.0ºC (101.3kPa)
Decomposition point
No data
Flash point
11ºC (tag closed cup test)
Ignition point
421ºC
Vapor pressure
4.666kPa (20ºC)
Density
0.944 g/cm3 (20ºC) ※
Solubility
Solvent solubility
Water solubility 1.59 wt%, (20ºC)
Solvent solubility
Mixes with alcohol and ether
Partition coefficient: n-octanol/water ※
Log Pow = 1.38 (actual measurement)
Specific heat
1.87 J/g
Heat of polymerization
54.0 kJ/mol
Refractive index
1.4118 (25ºC)
Contact us
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Methacrylate Materials Marketing and Sales Department, Methacrylate Division
Kuraray Co., Ltd. - Tokiwabashi Tower, 2-6-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-6701-2213
Fax.: +81-3-6701-1575
