Lucite® Diakon® LG156 by Lucite is a clear, odorless and Bisphenol-A free Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) grade. Provides excellent melt flow, good rigidity, good UV resistance, surface gloss, high purity and high light and UV transmission. Shows high surface hardness and scratch resistance, similar to aluminium. Possesses good dimensional stability, low water absorption and is easy to recycle. Exhibits good abrasion resistance, high optical quality, excellent weatherability and processability. It is resistant at temperatures up to 60°C to dilute acids and most alkali solutions and at room temperature, to aqueous solutions of inorganic salts, aliphatic hydrocarbons, fats and oils and most of the common gases. Processed by injection molding. Recommended for production of high purity thin-wall moldings having large area and long flow length such as medical diagnostic devices. Lucite® Diakon® LG156 is also used for applications such as viscosity modification, composites, adhesives, coatings and ceramics.
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Lucite® Diakon® LG156 properties
Electrical properties
| Properties | Value & unit | Test condition | Test method |
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| Breakdown Voltage | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Dissipation Factor | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Volume Resistivity | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
Flammability properties
| Properties | Value & unit | Test condition | Test method |
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| Flame rating (UL 94) | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Glow Wire Ignition Temperature (GWIT) | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Smoke Density | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
Mechanical properties
| Properties | Value & unit | Test condition | Test method |
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| Flexural Modulus | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Flexural Strength | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Hardness, Rockwell | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Impact Strength, Charpy | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Impact Strength, Charpy | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Impact Strength, Izod | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Tensile Elongation | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Tensile Strength | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
Optical properties
| Properties | Value & unit | Test condition | Test method |
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| Haze | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Refractive Index | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Transmittance, Visible | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
Other properties
| Properties | Value & unit | Test condition | Test method |
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| Dielectric Constant | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Hardness, Ball Indentation | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Specific Gravity | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
Physical properties
| Properties | Value & unit | Test condition | Test method |
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| Gas Transmission Rate, Oxygen | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR or MFI = Melt Flow Index or MI = Melt Index) | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Permeability to Carbon dioxide | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Permeability to Nitrogen | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Water Absorption | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Water Vapor Transmission Rate | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
Thermal properties
| Properties | Value & unit | Test condition | Test method |
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| CTE, Linear | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Maximum Service Temperature, Air | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Vicat Softening Temperature | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
| Vicat Softening Temperature | 0.0 Visible After Login | Visible After Login | Visible After Login |
Lucite® Diakon® LG156 Processing Guidelines
Injection Molding Processing Guidelines
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