CYROLITE® CG-97 Cyro Acrylic, Polymethyl Methacrylate

Product Description

CYROLITE CG-97 compound is an impact-modified acrylic-based multipolymer for molding and extrusion of medical applications.

Typical properties of CYROLITE® acrylic-based multipolymer compounds are:

excellent chemical resistance to fats and oils

excellent bonding and welding capabilities

excellent bonding to PVC tubing

good impact strength

good light transmission

good resistance to EtO, gamma and E-beam sterilization

The special properties of CYROLITE CG-97 compound are:

superior resistance to lipids

excellent gamma sterilization color stability

high impact resistance

very good resistance to alcohol

Used for injection molding and extrusion of medical devices.

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

Europe

North America

Additive

Impact Modifier

Features

Alcohol Resistant

Bondability

E-beam Sterilizable

Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable

Good Chemical Resistance

Good Color Stability

High Clarity

High Impact Resistance

Impact Modified

Radiation Sterilizable

Weldable

Uses

Medical/Healthcare Applications

Agency Ratings

Appearance

Clear/Transparent

Forms

Pellets

Processing Method

Extrusion

Injection Molding

Physical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Specific Gravity			ASTM D792
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (230°C/5.0 kg)		g/10 min	ASTM D1238
Molding Shrinkage - Flow		in/in	ASTM D955
Water Absorption (Saturation)		%	ASTM D570
Mechanical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Tensile Modulus		psi	ASTM D638
Tensile Strength		psi	ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation			ASTM D638
Yield		%
Break		%
Flexural Modulus		psi	ASTM D790
Flexural Strength		psi	ASTM D790
Impact	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Notched Izod Impact (73°F, 0.125 in)		ft·lb/in	ASTM D256
Hardness	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Rockwell Hardness (L-Scale)			ASTM D785
Thermal	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load (264 psi, Annealed, 0.250 in)		°F	ASTM D648
Vicat Softening Temperature		°F	ASTM D1525
CLTE - Flow (32 to 312°F)		in/in/°F	ASTM D696
Optical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Transmittance (126 mil)		%	ASTM D1003
Haze (3.20 mil)		%	ASTM D1003
Yellowness Index (0.126 in)		YI	ASTM D1925
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: CYROLITE® CG-97, CYROLITE CG97, CYROLITE® , CYROLITE, CYROLITECG97, CG, CG-97, CG97, CG:97, CG/97, CG+97, CG_97, CG 97, Acrylic, Acrylic, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Acrylic Polymethyl Methacrylate, Acrylic (PMMA), Acrylic PMMA, pmma, Cyro, AcrylicPolymethylMethacrylate, AcrylicPMMA, 97CG
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant, Bondability, Bondable, High Clarity, Good Color Stability, High Impact Resistance, e-beam Sterilization, E-beam Sterilizable, electron beam, electron-beam, electron beam radiation, e-beam radiation, Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable, EtO Sterilizable, EtO Sterilization, Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable, Radiation Sterilizable, Radiation Sterilization, gamma sterilization, gamma sterilizable.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Medical Applications.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 2 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1), EC (1).

Injection	Nominal Value	Unit
Drying Temperature		°F
Drying Time		hr
Rear Temperature		°F
Processing (Melt) Temp		°F
Mold Temperature		°F

Notes

¹Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.

CYROLITE® CG-97

Polymethyl Methacrylate Acrylic

Supplied by Evonik CYRO LLC