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UL search page:  for Trinseo products, follow the link below and use the UL file numbers:

• E39437 (Plastics Component)
• BP1575 (Burglary-Resisting Glazing Material)
• BP8815 (Bullet-Resisting Materials, Glazing Materials)
• E184104 (Sign Accessories - Component)
• UL search page

PLEXIGLAS® Acrylic Resins AS™

Federal / Military

Federal specification L-P-380C plastic molding material, methacrylate

Supersedes L-M-500 and L-P-380B

This specification covers acrylic molding compounds which are suitable for compression, injection, and extrusion molding.

PLEXIGLAS® acrylic resins meet the physical property requirements outlined in this specification as listed below by specific type and class:

Type I - General Purpose
Class 1 - Lowest DTUFL (PLEXIGLAS® VS)
Class 2 - Middle DTUFL (PLEXIGLAS® VM)
Class 3 - Highest DTUFL (PLEXIGLAS® V044, V045, V052, V920, V825, V826)

Type II - Electrical
Class 1 - Lowest DTUFL (PLEXIGLAS® VS)
Class 2 - Middle DTUFL (PLEXIGLAS® VM)
Class 3 - Highest DTUFL (PLEXIGLAS® V044, V045, V052, V920, V825, V826

Certificates of conformance are available if an exception is taken to the acceptance and periodic lot check tests, the packaging requirements if specified other than Level C (Commercial Practice), and the marking requirements.

Miscellaneous

For information related to Automotive specifications, visit our Automotive market page.

For information related to:

• Building codes
• FDA compliance
• DMF/USP Class VI
• NSF

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