CYROLITE® Med 2 Cyro Acrylic, Polymethyl Methacrylate

Product Description

CYROLITE Med 2 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 Med 2 compound are:

superior resistance to lipids

superior resistance to alcohol

excellent ductility

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

Ductile

E-beam Sterilizable

Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable

Good Chemical Resistance

Good Impact Resistance

Medium Clarity

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
Apparent Density		g/cm³	ASTM D1895
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (230°C/5.0 kg)		g/10 min	ASTM D1238
Molding Shrinkage - Flow		in/in	ASTM D955
Water Absorption (24 hr)		%	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, 0.250 in)		ft·lb/in	ASTM D256
Hardness	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Rockwell Hardness (M-Scale)			ASTM D785
Thermal	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load (264 psi, Annealed)		°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 (126 mil)		%	ASTM D1003
Yellowness Index (0.126 in)		YI	Internal Method
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: CYROLITE® Med 2, CYROLITE Med 2, CYROLITE® , CYROLITE, CYROLITEMed2, Med 2, Med2, Acrylic, Acrylic, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Acrylic Polymethyl Methacrylate, Acrylic (PMMA), Acrylic PMMA, pmma, Cyro, AcrylicPolymethylMethacrylate, AcrylicPMMA, 2Med
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Radiation Sterilizable, Radiation Sterilization, gamma sterilization, gamma sterilizable, Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable, EtO Sterilizable, EtO Sterilization, Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable, Good Impact Resistance, Bondability, Bondable, Medium Clarity, Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant, e-beam Sterilization, E-beam Sterilizable, electron beam, electron-beam, electron beam radiation, e-beam radiation.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Medical Applications.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): EC (1).

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

Notes

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

CYROLITE® Med 2

Polymethyl Methacrylate Acrylic

Supplied by Evonik CYRO LLC