This work covers an ab initio calculation of thermodynamic, transport, and optical properties of plastics of the effective composition CH 2 at density 0.954 g/cm 3 in the temperature range from 5 kK up to 100 kK. The calculation is based on the quantum molecular dynamics, density functional theory, and the Kubo-Greenwood formula. The temperature dependence of the static electrical conductivity r 1 DC ðTÞ has a step-like shape: r 1 DC ðTÞ grows rapidly for 5 kK T 10 kK and is almost constant for 20 kK T 60 kK. The additional analysis based on the investigation of the electron density of states (DOS) is performed. The rapid growth of r 1 DC ðTÞ at 5 kK T 10 kK is connected with the increase of DOS at the electron energy equal to the chemical potential ¼ l.The frequency dependence of the dynamic electrical conductivity r 1 (x) at 5 kK has the distinct non-Drude shape with the peak at x % 10 eV. This behavior of r 1 (x) was explained by the dip at the electron DOS. V C 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. [http://dx.