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DIAKON PMMA

Lucite Diakon® acrylic polymers are available for injection moulding and extrusion. Advantages include the grades being clear, hard, tough, scratch resistant and colourable.

Diakon® is used in a diverse range of applications which includes lighting, automotive rear lights, cosmetic packaging, optical lenses and medical diagnostic devices.

Additional product information
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Product range
  • Diakon® standard grades - bead & granule material available, clearest grades
  • Diakon® Frost - developed for profile and street extrusion
  • Diakon® Light Plus - light diffusion acrylic technology for backlit LEDs
  • Diakon® ST series - enhanced impact grades
  • Diakon® Specialities - enhanced chemical resistance grades, frosted grades, high flow grades, increased mould release grade for complex shapes, specific extrusion grades
  • Diakon® Rapide - specially designed to reduce injection moulding cycle times and therefore provide production cost benefits
Advantages

Diakon® standard grades:

  • High clarity
  • Good UV stability
  • Hardness similar to aluminium
  • Improved dimensional stability
  • Superior chemical resistance

Diakon® ST series:

  • Improved stress craze resistance
  • Enhanced impact properties
  • Good surface hardness
  • Greatly superior elongation values

Diakon® Rapide:

  • Enhanced moulding properties
  • Increased thermal resistance
  • Reduced cooling time
Typical applications
  • Automotive rear lights
  • Domestic appliance control panels
  • Greenhouse roof profiles
  • Lighting diffusers
  • Medical containers
  • Outdoor light fittings
  • Photocopier lenses
  • Point of sale applications
  • Traffic light lenses
Product availability
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • Benelux
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
Processing
  • Injection moulding
  • Extrusion
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Additional product information
Find out more by clicking the headings below to expand each section
Product range
  • Diakon® standard grades - bead & granule material available, clearest grades
  • Diakon® Frost - developed for profile and street extrusion
  • Diakon® Light Plus - light diffusion acrylic technology for backlit LEDs
  • Diakon® ST series - enhanced impact grades
  • Diakon® Specialities - enhanced chemical resistance grades, frosted grades, high flow grades, increased mould release grade for complex shapes, specific extrusion grades
  • Diakon® Rapide - specially designed to reduce injection moulding cycle times and therefore provide production cost benefits
Advantages

Diakon® standard grades:

  • High clarity
  • Good UV stability
  • Hardness similar to aluminium
  • Improved dimensional stability
  • Superior chemical resistance

Diakon® ST series:

  • Improved stress craze resistance
  • Enhanced impact properties
  • Good surface hardness
  • Greatly superior elongation values

Diakon® Rapide:

  • Enhanced moulding properties
  • Increased thermal resistance
  • Reduced cooling time
Typical applications
  • Automotive rear lights
  • Domestic appliance control panels
  • Greenhouse roof profiles
  • Lighting diffusers
  • Medical containers
  • Outdoor light fittings
  • Photocopier lenses
  • Point of sale applications
  • Traffic light lenses
Product availability
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • Benelux
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
Processing
  • Injection moulding
  • Extrusion