T A B L E 23O.

-CHARACTERlSTlCS

. . . . . . .. .
. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. .
Polyvinyl formal . . . . . . .
Ally1 and polyester ... ...
Cellulose nitrate . . ..... .
Polysterene .... . . .. . .. .
Phenolic molding . . . . . . .
Ethyl cellulose .. . . . . .. .
Acrylic plastic

1.18-1.19 .91

Nylon

1.14-1.09
1.2-1.3
1.10-1.46

.. .

1.485-1.500
1.53

.85-.91 1.5

.. .

7.7

1.53-1.56

1.35-1.40 39-.92 1.49-1.51

1.05-1.06
1.3-1.5
1.12-1.14

.. .
. ..
...

9
10

1.59-1.60

...
1.47

4-6
5.8
3.7

OF A N U M B E R O F PLASTICS'6

.35

>loi5

450-500 3.5-4.5 11000-14000 3.3-4.5 M88-M92

.4

4.5X10's

385

300-600 3.6-3.7 9000-17000 26

380
3.4-5. 21000-230007 3-8.2

...

4.1

8.0-10. 4.8-5.0

26-.55

>4X10i4

8.-12. 5.5

.3-.4

10-15X1010 300-600 7.-7.-5

6.-8.

.32

10"-1010

2.4-3.3

500-700 2.4-2.6

3.-4.5 4.7

.35-.40 1-10O)<1Oi1

...

5.-9.

10-20 3.8-7

.3-.75

350-500

.. .

10'2-10''

'75Taken from Technical data on plastics, Plastic Mfg. Assoc., Inc., May 1948. For trade names see original reference.
Compression.
t To fracture.

13000

R-118
M80-M90
M85-MI19

6000-11000 1.9-2.2 R95-Rl15

11000-16000 4.-5.

...

8.-12.

M85-M95
M110-Ml20

11000-13000t 1.3-3.5 R100-R110

$
w

+
3
M

rn

2
rl

rn

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T A B L E 231.-PROPERTIES

Name

....................
Benzyl mellacrylate ....................
4-cyctolaxyl-cyclohexyl metharcylate ....
Menthyl metharcylate ..................
Ethylene dimethacrylate ................
Methyl methacrylate ...................
Styrene ..............................
0-chlorostyrene .......................
Pentachlorophenol methacrylate ........
Vinyl naphthalene .....................
Ally1 methacrylate

O F SOME O P T I C A L
Monomer

Polymer
&
NDrn
v*

1.5196

49.0

1.5680
1.5250
1.5064
1.5063
1.490
1.5916
1.6098
1.608
1.6818

36.5
53.
54.5
53.4
56.25
31.0
31.0
22.5
20.9

NDrn

B o i l i y point
C
V

1.4340
at 23"
1.514
1.4913

233
111/1 mm

1.4547
1.417
1.5434
1.567

9 2 j j mm
100
146
47/37 mm

...
...

55/30 mm

( M P 88.5'C)

92-95/mm

Polaroid .Corporation, NDKC Report, Library of Congress P B 28553.

See Table 523.

T A B L E 232.-GENERAL
Cyclohexylmethacrylate

Sterene

Index N d 0 " C .. 1.50645 1.59165

Index tolerance . +.0015 +.0015
v
"

values ....... 56.9

"
tolerance. +.5

31.0
+.3

Partial dispersion

NF-NC .......
ND-No .......
NF-ND .......

,00895
,00258
.00638

SMITHSONIAN PHYSICAL TABLES

.01920
.00536
.01384

P R O P E R T I E S O F O P T I C A L PLASTICS

Thermal exp. coeff.. ..

Thermal conductivity.

Cyclohexylmethacrylate

9.0X10-5/"C
2.31 X lo-'

(cgs)
Index charge per "C.. -.000131
Max. operating temp.. 150F
Density ............. 1.095 gjcm'
Moles hardness ...... 2-3
Over-all visual transmittance through sample # in. thick.. .... 99.1%

Sterene

8.0X10-6/oC
2.21x lo-'
cal sec-' cm-'OC

-.000136
150"F

1.049 g/cmS
2-3
99.9%