Acrylic
Acrylic
What is Acrylic?
Acrylic (also known as Plexiglas®) is a clear, strong, stiff plastic also available in brilliant colors. It exhibits glass like qualities—clarity, brilliance, and transparency—but at half the weight and many times the impact resistance of glass.
What is the difference between cast and extruded acrylic sheet?
Extruded Acrylic Sheet– Extruded acrylic sheet can be manufactured to any length, which often results in cost savings since yield loss can be minimized when parts are cut from custom sheet sizes. Extruded acrylic is also the easiest grade to thermoform and the easiest to bond using solvent cements.
Cast Acrylic Sheet– Cast acrylic sheet has better chemical resistance and superior machining characteristics compared with extruded acrylic. Continuous cast acrylic also offers these features and generally has a more uniform thickness and offers larger sheet sizes because of the nature of the continuous cast manufacturing process.
What are common brands of acrylic?Acrylic is also known as plexiglass. Brands include Plexiglas®, OPTIX®, ACRYLITE®, Lucite®, and KSH®.
What are common acrylic sheet applications?Acrylic is widely used for indoor and outdoor signs, POP displays, architectural glazing, LED diffusing lighting panels, safety shields, sneeze guards, and many more applications.