| Slightly Soluble | in water |
| Waters % | 0.5 Max |
| Freezing Point (°C) | < -75 |
| Purity | 99.5 % Min |
| Molecular Weight (theoretical) | 86 |
| Dropping Point | 80.3 |
| Specific Heat (Kcal/kg °C) | 0.48 |
| Flash Point COC °C | 15.6 °C |
| Refractive Index (40° C ) | 1.4003 |
| Acidity, as Acetic Acid | (wt %) : 0.005 Max |
| Viscocity (cS @ 25°C) | 0.503 |
| Lel (VOL %) | 2.8 |
| Uel (Vol %) | 2.5 |
| @ 80 °C | 760 |
| Latent Heat (Kcal/kg °C) | 7.9 +/- 0.4 |
| Color (Pt-Co scale) | 10 Max |
| Specific Gravity (25°C); USP <841> | 0.953 ~ 0.958 |
| Heat Of Plymerization | 19 ~ 20 |
| Inhibitor (MEHQ) | (MEHQ wt ppm) : 15+/-5 |
| @ 60°C | 372 |
| Color | colorless volatile liquid |
| Refractive Index | 1.401 |
| Melting Point | -76.5 c |
| Odor | acrid odor |
| Molecular weight | 86.1 |
| Flash Point | (toc) 25 f |
| Specific gravity | 0.9561 |
| Boiling Point | 79-80 c |
| Chemical Structure |  |
| Notes | Methacrylic acid is used industrially in the preparation of its esters, known collectively as methacrylates, such as methyl methacrylate. The methacrylates have numerous uses, most notably in the manufacture of polymers with trade names such as Lucite and Plexiglas. |
| Class | Acrylates and Methacrylates, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Chemicals |
| Industry | Pharmaceutical, Resin & Coating |
